单词 | marshalate |
释义 | marshalaten. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > specific regimes > [noun] > in France reign of terror1784 ancient regime1792 ancien régime1794 terrorism1795 First Republic1800 White Terror1805 restoration1815 consulate1845 Red Terror1864 commune1871 marshalate1874 1874 Daily News 12 Jan. 5/2 What if we are to have a second Marshalate in Europe? 1889 W. S. Lilly Cent. of Revol. 2 This is the movement..which, thwarted for eighteen years by the Second Empire, and for five years more by the Marshalate, has since [etc.]. b. The position or rank of marshal (marshal n. 9b), esp. in the French army. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > marshal > position of marshalship1815 marshalate1881 1881 Appletons' Jrnl. Mar. 234/1 The allegorical buffooneries Suwarrow performed, on the occasion of his elevation to the marshalate were of the most grotesque character. 1945 R. Hargreaves Enemy at Gate 80 Commanders..ear-marked..for ultimate promotion to the Marshalate of France. 1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Nov. 1390/4 A slighter but handsomely produced and welcome book on the marshalate. Napoleon's Marshals is partly [etc.]. 1995 Daily Tel. 11 Apr. 18/5 Since the first British field marshal, Lord George Hamilton, in 1736, the marshalate has always been seen as an honour rather than a promotion; just as in France. 2. U.S. The position or rank of marshal (marshal n. 7b). rare. ΚΠ 1954 W. Faulkner Fable 159 After some months under the threat of the full marshalate, he compromised with his father on the simple deputyship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874 |
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