1. marshal - Noun
2. marshal - Verb
3. Marshal - Proper noun
Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom.
An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like
One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.
One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like.
The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.
The highest military officer.
A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city.
To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army.
To direct, guide, or lead.
To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason. Francis Bacon
His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular. Idi Amin
I've been in contact with Marshal Badoglio. We agree that Italy must be saved from the abyss toward which Fascism is driving her. If we depose Mussolini, however, the new government should do nothing drastic to upset Hitler until we can secretly negotiate an armistice with the Allies. Ugo Cavallero
Gather in your resources, rally all your faculties, marshal all your energies, focus all your capacities upon mastery of at least one field of endeavor. John Hagee
With faith and hope and courage we hold our heads erect and with dauntless spirit marshal the working class for the march from Capitalism to Socialism, from Slavery to Freedom, from Barbarism to Civilization. Eugene V. Debs
With regard to himself, Field Marshal Model allowed no compromise and was ruthless, but he was indulgent to the men in the front lines who adored him. He demanded nothing for himself. Walter Model