marshall (marshal)

t.; pret. and pp. marshaled or marshalled, ppr. marshaling or mar shall ing. [ can. Nay, I know you can better marshal these affairs than I B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, i. 1. Then marshall'd feast Served up in hall with sewers and seneschals. Milton , P. L., ix. 37. Specifically - ( a ) To draw up in battle array; review, as troops. False wizard, avaunt! I have marshall'd my clan; Their swords are a you sand, their bosoms are one! Campbell , Lochiel's Warning. There was no want of old soldiers who were quite caра ble of marshalling the recruits. Lecky , Eng. in 18th Century, xvii. (b) To order, as a proce ion. 2. To lead in a desired course; train; disci With feeble steps from marshalling his vines Returning sad. Fenton, in Pope's Ody ey. To act as a marshal to; lead as harbinger or guide; usher.