maréchal
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Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maréchal m (plural maréchaux)
- marshal (officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord)
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Descendants[edit]
- → Armenian: մարէշալ (marēšal)
- → Romanian: mareșal
- → Ottoman Turkish: مارشال (mareşal)
- Turkish: mareşal
Further reading[edit]
- “maréchal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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