| marshal | |
| 1. n. (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. n. 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. n. A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering. | |
| 4. n. (US) A federal lawman. | |
| 5. v. To arrange troops etc. in line for inspection or a parade. | |
| 6. v. (by extension) To arrange facts etc. in some methodical order. | |
| 7. v. To ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher. | |
| 8. v. To gather data for transmission. | |
