Definition for MAR-SHAL

MAR-SHAL, v.t.

  1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal an army; to marshal troops. Dryden.
  2. To lead, as a harbinger. [Not used.] Shak.
  3. To dispose in due order the several parts of an escutcheon, or the coats of arms of distinct families. Encyc.

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