Marshal
/ΛmΙΛr.ΚΙl/noun
A military officer of high rank or an official who supervises an event or court.
Did you know?Marshal comes from a Germanic compound tied to horses: the original sense was literally someone who tended horses, and only later did it rise into one of the highest military titles.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*marhskalkaz
βhorse servant; groomβ
Old High German
OHG
marahscalc
βhorse servant, groomβ
Old French
OF
mareschal
βhorse servant; stable officerβ
Middle English
ME
marshal
βan officer in charge of horses, then a high court or military officerβ
Modern English
English
marshal
βa high-ranking military officer or official who arranges and supervises orderβ