noun, masculine/ma.ʁe.ʃal/plural: maréchaux
marshal (officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord); Military rank, usually ranking above general
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.