marshal

Signification

Noun

1. A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.
2. A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States. See also field marshal.
3. A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering.
4. A federal lawman.

Verb

1. To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade.
2. To arrange (facts, etc.) in some methodical order.
3. To ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher.
4. To gather data for transmission.
5. To serialize an object into a marshalled state represented by a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɑːʃəl/

Étymologie

From Middle English marschal, from Anglo-Norman mareschal (“farrier; military commander”), from Medieval Latin mariscalcus (“groom, army commander, court dignitary”), either from Frankish *marhaskalk, or Old High German marah-scalc (“horse-servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *marh + *skalk (whence Old Saxon maraskalk, marahscalc). Compare English mare + shalk.

Phrases

In the same year he was created marshal .

La même année, il a été créé maréchal.