different between marshal vs arranger

English

Alternative forms

• marshall (US)
• mareschal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English marchal, mareschal, marchall, from Anglo-Norman marescal, marschal and Old French marescal, mareschal (“farrier; military commander”), from Medieval Latin mariscalcus (“groom, army commander, court dignitary”), either from *Frankish marhskalk, or Old High German marah-scalc (“horse-servant”), from Proto-Germanic *marhaz + *skalkaz (whence Old Saxon maraskalk, marahscalc). Compare English mare + shalk.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m????l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m????l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)??l
• Homophones: Marshall, martial

Noun

marshal (plural marshals)

1. (historical) 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.

   • Where stands Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in this conflict of opinion concerning the tactics which China should adopt towards the aggressor? Chiang Kai-shek, according to officials who know his mind with whom I have talked, is all for resistance- as soon as he thinks he can win!

3. A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering.
4. (US) A federal lawman.

Derived terms

• marshalcy
• marshalship

Translations

Verb

marshal (third-person singular simple present marshals, present participle marshalling or marshaling, simple past and past participle marshalled or marshaled)

1. To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade.
2. (by extension) To arrange (facts, etc.) in some methodical order.
3. To ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher.
4. To gather data for transmission.

Derived terms

• remarshal

Translations

See also

• marshal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

English

Etymology

arrange +? -er

Noun

arranger (plural arrangers)

1. One who arranges.
2. Digital keyboard to play music with accompaniment styles.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French arangier

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.???.?e/

Verb

arranger

1. to arrange
2. (colloquial) to suit, to be convenient
   • Désolé, ça ne m'arrange pas

     Sorry, that doesn't work for me.

3. (reflexive) to be set for
   • 1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier Jour d’un condamné

     Depuis l’heure où mon arrêt m’a été prononcé, combien sont morts qui s’arrangeaient pour une longue vie !

     Ever since my sentence was passed, how many who were set for a long life have died!

4. (Louisiana) to build

   Synonym: construire

5. (Louisiana, Cajun French) to fix

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written arrange- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Derived terms

• mariage arrangé

Descendants

• ? Catalan: arranjar
• ? German: arrangieren
• ? Portuguese: arranjar
• ? Romanian: aranja

Further reading

• “arranger” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

arranger

1. imperative of arrangere