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knights marshal

knights marshal is the plural of knight marshal.

Meaning of knight marshal

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

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What is knights marshal the plural of?
Knights marshal is the plural of knight marshal.

Words near knights marshal in the dictionary

  1. Knights Hospitaller
  2. Knights Hospitallers
  3. knights in shining armor
  4. knights in shining armour
  5. Knights Landing
  6. knights marshal
  7. Knights of Columbus
  8. knights of industry
  9. Knights of Malta
  10. Knights of Pythias
  11. Knights of Rhodes

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