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English

Etymology

A variant of marshal remodelled on its etymon, Old French mareschal.

Noun

mareschal (plural mareschals)

  1. (historical) An officer of an household.
  2. (military) A man of the highest military rank in certain countries.
  3. A herald.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

mareschal

  1. alternative form of marschal

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mareschal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mareschal m (plural mareschaux)

  1. marshall (high ranking military leader)

Descendants

  • French: maréchal
    • → Armenian: մարէշալ (marēšal)
    • → Romanian: mareșal
    • → Ottoman Turkish: مارشال (mareşal)
  • → Italian: maresciallo
  • → Portuguese: marechal
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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin mariscalcus, from Frankish *marhaskalk, from *marh (from Proto-Germanic *marhaz (“horse”)) + *skalk (from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz (“servant, knight”)).

Pronunciation

  • (early, classical) IPA(key): /maɾesˈt͡ʃal/, (northern) /maresˈkal/
  • (late) IPA(key): /maɾeˈʃal/, (northern) /maɾesˈkal/

Noun

mareschal oblique singular, m (oblique plural mareschaus or mareschax or mareschals, nominative singular mareschaus or mareschax or mareschals, nominative plural mareschal)

  1. marshal (military position)

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