Marshal vs Chief - What's the difference?
marshal | chief | Synonyms |
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
(senseid)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 4:
(heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.
* 1889 , Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry :
(senseid)A head officer in a department, organization etc.; a boss.
An informal address to an equal.
Primary; principal.
Marshal is a synonym of chief.
As nouns the difference between marshal and chief
is that 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 while chief is (senseid)a leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.As a verb marshal
is to arrange troops etc in line for inspection or a parade.As an adjective chief is
primary; principal.marshal
English
(wikipedia Marshal)Alternative forms
* Marshall (rare)Proper noun
(en proper noun)chief
English
(wikipedia chief)Noun
(en noun)- My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was a chief by both blood and custom.
- When the Chief' is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "''On a '''Chief ".
- All firefighters report to the fire chief .
- Hey, chief.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
(chief) * chief constable * chiefess * chief executive * chief executive officer/CEO * chief legal officer * chief mate * chief of staff * chief of state * chief petty officer * commander in chief * dexter chief * editor in chief * fire chief * in chief * police chief * war chiefAdjective
(-)- Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.