marshal

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Synonyms: marshall, marsha, mashal, marchal, marshak, marsham, harshal

Antonyms: marshall, marsha, mashal, marchal, marshak, marsham, harshal

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Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|[[English]] and [[Scottish]] [[status]]|from=Middle English}} for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an [[occupational]] surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners.
2. {{given name|en|male|from=surnames|usage=19th century and later}}.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.
2. A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a [[general of the army]] in the United States. See also [[field marshal]].
3. A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering.
4. {{lb|en|US}} A [[federal]] [[lawman]].
5. {{lb|en|motorsport}} An [[official]] responsible for signalling track conditions to drivers (through use of flags), extinguishing fires, removing damaged cars from the track, and sometimes providing emergency [[first aid]].

Verb

1. To arrange {{qualifier|troops, etc.}} in [[line]] for [[inspection]] or a [[parade]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} To arrange {{q|facts, etc.}} in some methodical order.
3. To [[ceremoniously]] [[guide]], [[conduct]] or [[usher]].
4. To gather data for transmission.
5. {{lb|en|computing|transitive}} To [[serialize]] an object into a [[marshal]]led state represented by a sequence of [[byte]]s that can later be [[convert]]ed back into an object with equivalent properties.

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