marschal

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === marchal, marchale, marchall, marchalle, marchel, mareschal, marschalle, marshall, marsshall === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mareschal, from Medieval Latin mariscalcus, either from Frankish *marhaskalk or from Old High German marah-scalc (“horse-servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *marh + *skalk (whence Old Saxon maraskalk, marahscalc). Compare Middle English mere (“mare”) and schalk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmar(i)sˈt͡ʃal/, /marˈt͡ʃal/, /marˈʃal/ (with stress shift) IPA(key): /ˈmarist͡ʃal/, /ˈmart͡ʃal/, /ˈmarʃal/ === Noun === marschal (plural marschals) A high-ranking officer of the English royal court. A stablemaster (one who supervises horses). A marshal (supreme commander of an armed force). A supervisor of the Marshalsea Court (alongside the king's steward). A supervisor of the procedure or ceremonies. (rare) The chief minister of the English royal court. ==== Derived terms ==== erl marschal ==== Descendants ==== English: marshal, marshall (US), mareschal (obsolete)→ Malay: marsyal Scots: marshal ==== References ==== “marshal, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 December 2018.