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marskal.

marshal (a military officer ranking over a general)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/marsjal(ˀ)/[ˈmɑːˌɕalˀ][ˈmɑːˌɕal]
  1. marshal (a military officer ranking over a general)

    common-gender
  2. lord chamberlain (highest administrative officer of the royal house)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Older marskalk, borrowed from Middle Low German marschalk, from Old Saxon *marhskalk, from Proto-West Germanic *marhaskalk, from *marh (“horse”) + *skalk (“servant”). Cognate with German Marschall, Old High German marahscalc and borrowed to Old French mareschal (hence English marshal). The modern Danish form is influenced by German.

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