Marshal

mar's hal, n. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, conduct of operations, etc.; as, a harbinger, pursuivant; or one who regulates rank and order at an a embly, directs the order of proce ion, etc.; or the chief cer of arms, who regulates combats in the lists; in France, the highest military officer. {Am. Law.) A ministerial officer, who executes the proce of the courts of the United States, and has dunes simiiar linger tr ink, then. bo>boN, chair, get. 362 MARSUPIAL 344 to a sheriff's: the name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city. — v. [marshaled (-shald), -Shaling.] To dispose in order, arrange in a suitable manner, as troops or an army; to lead, as a harbinger. [ME. and OF. mareschal, OHG. maraschalh, orig. an attendant on a horse, groom, fr. marah E.mare, q. v.), a war-horse, and schalh, servant.] — Mar's haler, n.— Mar's halship, n. Office of a marshal.