maréchal

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maréchal (plural maréchals)

1. A marshall in some French-speaking countries.

• Lamarche

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.

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁe.ʃal/

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maréchal m (plural maréchaux)

1. marshal (officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord)

• “maréchal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).