- to arrange in proper order; set out in an orderly manner; arrange clearly: to marshal facts; to marshal one's arguments.
- to array, as for battle.
- to usher or lead ceremoniously: Their host marshaled them into the room.
- Heraldry. to combine (two or more coats of arms) on a single escutcheon.
early 13c., from O.Fr. mareschal, originally "stable officer, horse tender, groom" (Frankish L. mariscaluis) from Frank. *marhskalk, lit. "horse-servant" (cf. O.H.G. marahscalc "groom"), from P.Gmc. *markhaz "horse" (see mare (1)) + *skalkaz "servant" (cf. Du. schalk "rogue, wag," Goth. skalks "servant"). Cognate with O.E. horsþegn. For development history, cf. constable. The verb "to arrange for fighting" is from 1580s.
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"In this book I tend to marshal terms like 'king' and 'nation' rather than 'chief' and 'tribe.'"
- Charles Mann, 1493: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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