Admiral vs Marshal - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between admiral and marshal

is that admiral is a naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces while marshal is a high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.

As a proper noun Marshal is

{{surname|A=An|English and Scottish status|from=Middle English}} for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners.

As a verb marshal is

to arrange troops etc. in line for inspection or a parade.

admiral

English

Noun

(en noun)

A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.

A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.

A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four star general.

The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.

(obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of Europe and America, especially a red admiral or white admiral.

Derived terms

* Admiral of the Fleet * admiralcy * admiralty * rear admiral * vice admiral

References

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marshal

English

(wikipedia Marshal)

Alternative forms

* Marshall (rare)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)

for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners.

, transferred use of the surname since nineteenth century.

English surnames from occupations