marshal

1. n. Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom. Source: opted

2. n. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like Source: opted

3. n. One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant. Source: opted

4. n. One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like. Source: opted

5. n. The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists. Source: opted

6. n. The highest military officer. Source: opted

7. n. A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city. Source: opted

8. v. t. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army. Source: opted

9. v. t. To direct, guide, or lead. Source: opted

10. v. t. To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement. Source: opted

11. n. a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law Source: wordnet

12. n. (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank Source: wordnet

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