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Noun: marshall  maa(r)-shul
  1. (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
    - marshal
     
  2. A law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
    - marshal
Noun: Marshall
  1. United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)
    - John Marshall
     
  2. United States actor (1914-1998)
    - E. G. Marshall
     
  3. United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)
    - George Marshall, George Catlett Marshall

Sounds like: marhall, mar

Derived forms: marshalls, Marshalls

Type of: actor, chief justice, commissioned military officer, full general, general, histrion, jurist, law officer, lawman, legal expert, national leader, peace officer, player, role player, statesman, statesperson, thespian

Encyclopedia: Marshall, New York