English → Latin
“marshal” in Latin
ōrdinōto arrange, put in order, organize; to rule, govern; to ordain, appoint to officedispōnōto dispose, distribute or arrangedīgerōto distribute, disseminate; to spread, branch out, disperse; to arrange, organize, classify; digestcōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, constructcollocōto place, put, set in order, assign, arrange; to put together, assemble; to settlecompōnōto arrange, compile, compose, make up, organize, order; to construct, build; to pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, qu
The English word marshal itself goes back to Latin mariscalcus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
marshal s.
(In the army)(In the army), *mareschallus. A marshal’s staff, sceptrum summi ducis belli insigne.
A master of ceremonies in a procession, etc., *ductor pompae; designator pompae de ducendae.
marshal v.
ordinare, disponere, digerere, in ordinem digerere aliquid; constituere, collocare, componere, instruere aliquid: to marshal troops, milites ordinare (Liv.); copias ordinare, milites disponere (Nep.); aciem instruere (Caes.); aciem ordinare (Justinus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for marshal?
- The usual Latin words for “marshal” are ōrdinō, dispōnō, dīgerō; also cōnstituō, collocō, compōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.