. By the end of the Middle Ages, the marshal had become one of the highest-ranking military officers in France. Before the Crusades, the mariscalus had been a monastic officer responsible for provisions. The office became secular by the 11th century,...

In modern times this title is most used to American law officers, either of a judicial district or a city, whose duties are similar to those of sheriffs. The head of a city police force or fire department may also be a marshal in the USA. Historically,...

Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word derives from Old Germanic marh "horse" and scalc "servant", and originally meant...