marshal

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɑrʃəl/ UK /ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to arrange or assemble in order; or a high-ranking officer

The general marshaled his forces along the ridge before dawn.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to arrange or assemble in... organize arrange assemble muster array mobilize

Opposites

scatter disperse disorganize

Word family

Derived forms marshalledmarshallingmarshalship

Related forms marshalseafield-marshal

Common collocations

earl marshal Noun + noun

Etymology

From Old French mareschal ('officer in charge of horses, military commander'), from Frankish *marhskalk, literally 'horse-servant', from *marh ('horse') + *skalk ('servant'). The senses 'high officer' and 'to arrange in order' both descend from this.

mareschal Old French *marhaskalkaz Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# marshal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɑrʃəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l/

## Meanings
1. to arrange or assemble in order; or a high-ranking officer

## Examples
- The general marshaled his forces along the ridge before dawn.

## Synonyms
- organize
- arrange
- assemble
- muster
- array
- mobilize

## Antonyms
- scatter
- disperse
- disorganize

## Derived Forms
- marshalled
- marshalling
- marshalship

## Related Forms
- marshalsea
- field-marshal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mareschal
- Root: *marhaskalkaz

## Etymology
From Old French mareschal ('officer in charge of horses, military commander'), from Frankish *marhskalk, literally 'horse-servant', from *marh ('horse') + *skalk ('servant'). The senses 'high officer' and 'to arrange in order' both descend from this.

## AI Etymology
Marshal comes from Old French mareschal ('officer in charge of horses, military commander'), from Frankish *marhskalk, literally 'horse-servant', from *marh ('horse') + *skalk ('servant'). The senses 'high officer' and 'to arrange in order' both descend from this. The etymological trail includes Old French mareschal, Proto-Germanic *marhaskalkaz. The same word family includes marshalled, marshalling, marshalship, marshalsea, field-marshal. Its current verb use means "to arrange or assemble in order; or a high-ranking officer".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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