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knight marshal

knight marshal noun: an officer in the royal household, responsible for maintaining order in the royal court.

Noun

knight marshal (plural knights marshal)

  1. (UK, historical) An officer in the royal household, responsible for maintaining order in the royal court.
    • ye must understand, that sir Adrian Poinings, being knight marshall vpon his returne into England, was otherwise emploied1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

Forms of knight marshal

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Questions about knight marshal

What does knight marshal mean?
Knight marshal means an officer in the royal household, responsible for maintaining order in the royal court.
What part of speech is knight marshal?
Knight marshal is a noun.
What is the plural of knight marshal?
The plural of knight marshal is knights marshal.

Words near knight marshal in the dictionary

  1. knight caligate
  2. knight errant
  3. Knight Hospitaller
  4. knight in shining armor
  5. knight in shining armour
  6. knight marshal
  7. Knight of Columbus
  8. knight of industry
  9. Knight of Malta
  10. Knight of Pythias
  11. Knight of Rhodes

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