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Maréchal Lyautey 1929
Maréchal is the French equivalent of English Marshal. Maréchale is the feminine form mainly used to denote the wife of a marshal in France. It can also refer to: Military ranks *Marshal General of France, Maréchal général des camps et armées du roi, former French distinction: Marshal General of the King's camps and armies *Marshal of the Empire, Maréchal d'Empire, French military distinction *Marshal of France, Maréchal de France, French military distinction *Maréchal-des-logis, French military rank *Maréchal de camp, former French military rank People with the surname *Ambrose Maréchal (1764–1828), archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland *André Maréchal (b. 1916), French optician *Charles-Laurent Maréchal (1801–1887), French painter *Guillaume le Maréchal (1146–1219), English soldier and statesman *Joseph Maréchal (1878–1944), Belgian Jesuit *Leopoldo Marechal (1900–1970), Argentine poet, novelist and critic *Marion Maréchal (b. 1989), French politician *Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshal
Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated offices, such as in military rank and civilian law enforcement. In most countries, the rank of Marshal is the highest Army rank (equivalent to a five-star General of the Army in the United States). Etymology "Marshal" is an ancient loanword from Norman French (cf. modern French ''maréchal''), which in turn is borrowed from Old Frankish *' (="stable boy, keeper, servant"), being still evident in Middle Dutch ''maerscalc'', ''marscal'', and in modern Dutch ''maarschalk'' (="military chief commander"; the meaning influenced by the French use). It is cognate with Old High German ' "id.", modern German ''(Feld-)Marschall'' (="military chief commander"; the meaning again influenced by the French use). It originally and literally meant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
