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s | marshal |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun 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 verb marshal is

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

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

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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