maréchal

See also: Maréchal, marechal, and Marechal

French

Etymology

From Middle French mareschal, from Old French mareschal, marescal, from Medieval Latin mariscalcus, from Frankish *marhskalk, from *marh (from Proto-Germanic *marhaz (“horse”)) + *skalk (from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz (“servant, knight”)). Compare also Italian maniscalco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁe.ʃal/

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Noun

maréchal m (plural maréchaux)

1. marshal (officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• maréchalat
• maréchal de camp
• maréchal des logis
• maréchalerie
• maréchal-ferrant

Descendants

• → Armenian: մարէշալ (marēšal)
• → Romanian: mareșal
• → Ottoman Turkish: مارشال (mareşal)
  • Turkish: mareşal

Further reading

• “maréchal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.