marshalled Definition

marshal
noun

1a. Any of various high-ranking officers in the armed forces;

Example: Air Vice-Marshal
Example: field marshal
Form: Marshal (often)
(Brit)
1b. A high-ranking officer of State.

Example: Earl Marshal
Form: Marshal (often)
2. An official who organizes parades etc, or controls crowds at large public events.
(US)
3. In some states: a chief police or fire officer.
4. A law-court official with various duties and responsibilities.

Example: judge's marshal

verb marshalled, marshalling, marshaled, marshaling

1. To arrange (troops, competitors, facts, etc) in order.

Thesaurus: order, align, assemble, deploy, muster.
2. To direct, lead or show the way to (a crowd, procession, etc), especially in a formal or precise way.

Thesaurus: lead, guide, direct shepherd.

Derivative: marshaller
noun

Etymology: 13c: French from mareschal, from German marahscalh, from marah horse + scalh servant.