In us terms the difference between sheriff and marshal
is that sheriff is a police officer, usually the chief of police for a county or other district while marshal is a federal lawman.
As nouns the difference between sheriff and marshal
is that sheriff is (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties 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 verbs the difference between sheriff and marshal
is that sheriff is to carry out the duties of a sheriff while marshal is to arrange troops etc. in line for inspection or a parade.
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.
sheriff
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties.
(Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
(US) A police officer, usually the chief of police for a county or other district.
Alternative forms
* shrieve (obsolete)
Derived terms
* sheriffalty
* sheriffdom
* sheriffry
* sheriffship
* sheriffwick
Verb
(
en verb)
To carry out the duties of a sheriff
----
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
