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noun, masculine

maréchal

/ma.ʁe.ʃal/

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.