Sinhala Dictionary definitions for marshal
marshal 🔊 /mɑˈɹʃʌl/
marshal : සේනාධිපති
marshal : පෙළට යොදනවා
marshal definition
Noun.
- Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom.
- An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like
- One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.
- One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like.
- The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.
- The highest military officer.
- A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city.
Transitive verb.
- To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army.
- To direct, guide, or lead.
- To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.