mareschal

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French mareschal meaning horse ("mare") + servant ("schal").

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 marchal

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French mareschal, marescal.

Noun

mareschal m (plural mareschaux)

  1. marshall (high ranking military leader)

Descendants

Old French

Noun

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

  1. Alternative form of marescal
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