Marshal

The word “Marshal” means a top-ranking military officer in certain countries, roughly equivalent to a five-star general. In plain terms, as a noun, a high official (military or law-enforcement); as a verb, to gather and organize things carefully.

“Marshal” is pronounced MAH-shuhl (/ˈmɑː(ɹ)ʃəl/ in IPA).

Here is “Marshal” used in a sentence: “He was promoted to field marshal after the campaign.”

The opposite of “Marshal” — its antonyms — are unmarshal, decode, deserialize and unserialize.

Depending on how it is used, “Marshal” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “Marshal” comes from Old French. From Old French mareschal, originally meaning someone who looked after horses in a noble household — the job grew into overseeing armies and, eventually, ceremonies and law enforcement.

“Marshal” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Marshal” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a top-ranking military officer in certain countries, roughly equivalent to a five-star general.

Marshal is a noun for a high-ranking officer or official and a verb meaning to organize people or resources; martial means relating to war or the military, as in 'martial arts.' They sound alike but are never interchangeable.

The verb and the ranks and officials, such as a field marshal or a fire marshal, are spelled with one L: marshal. The two-L spelling Marshall is normally a surname or place name.

A marshal, or field marshal, is the highest military rank in many countries and sits above a general. A general is a senior commander but ranks below marshal wherever that top rank exists.

British English usually doubles the L, giving 'marshalled' and 'marshalling,' while American English commonly uses one L, giving 'marshaled' and 'marshaling.' Both are correct within their own varieties.