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marshal
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)
- (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.
- 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!
- A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering.
- (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)
- To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade.
- (by extension) To arrange (facts, etc.) in some methodical order.
- To ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher.
- To gather data for transmission.
Derived terms
- remarshal
Translations
See also
- marshal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
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shepherd
English
Etymology
From Middle English schepherde, from Old English s??aphierde, a compound of s??ap (“sheep”) and hierde (“herdsman”), equivalent to modern sheep +? herd (“herder”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???p?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???p?d/
- Hyphenation: shep?herd
Noun
shepherd (plural shepherds, feminine shepherdess)
- A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
- It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.
- (figuratively) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
- 1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James), Psalms 23:1
- The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- 1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James), Psalms 23:1
- (figuratively) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
- (poetic) A swain; a rustic male lover.
Synonyms
- (one who tends sheep): pastor (now rare), sheepherder
Coordinate terms
- shepherdess
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
shepherd (third-person singular simple present shepherds, present participle shepherding, simple past and past participle shepherded)
- (transitive) To watch over; to guide.
- (transitive, Australian rules football) To obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.
Translations
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