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MARSHALL
SOURCE:
Occupation
USAGE:
English
PRONOUNCED:
MAHR-shəl
[key]
Meaning & History
Derived from Middle English
mareschal
"a marshal", ultimately derived from
Germanic
marah
"horse" and
scalc
"servant". It originally referred to someone who took care of horses.
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