Marshal vs Colonel - What's the difference?
marshal | colonel |
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
A commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
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As nouns the difference between marshal and colonel
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 colonel is a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps in us military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.As a verb marshal
is to arrange troops etc in line for inspection or a parade.marshal
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(wikipedia Marshal)Alternative forms
* Marshall (rare)Proper noun
(en proper noun)colonel
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* (l) (obsolete) * (abbreviation) * (abbreviation)Noun
(en noun)- The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it. […] But there was not a more lascivious reprobate and gourmand in all London than this same Greystone.