different between marshal vs chaperon

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

Alternative forms

• chaperone

Etymology

From French chaperon (“hood”), from Middle French, "head covering", from Old French chape

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??æ.p???o?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??æ.p?????n/

Noun

chaperon (plural chaperons)

1. An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
2. A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
   • August 30 1632, James Howell, "To the Right Honourable the Lord Mohun" in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ

     His head and face cover'd with a chaperon, out of which there are but two holes to look through.

3. A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.

Translations

Verb

chaperon (third-person singular simple present chaperons, present participle chaperoning, simple past and past participle chaperoned)

1. to accompany, to escort
2. to mother

Translations

Anagrams

• Cape Horn, canephor, car phone, carphone

French

Etymology

From Old French, from chape (“head covering”) as the women who acted as chaperones wore head coverings. Equivalent to chape +? -eron. More at English cap, cape

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.p???/

Noun

chaperon m (plural chaperons)

1. chaperon

Derived terms

• chaperonnage
• chaperonner
• chaperonnier
• Petit Chaperon rouge

Further reading

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

Old French

Etymology

From chape

Noun

chaperon m (oblique plural chaperons, nominative singular chaperons, nominative plural chaperon)

1. a hairstyle popular in the Middle Ages
2. headscarf for a woman
3. (falconry) hood for a bird of prey
4. type of sailing vessel