单词 | marshalsea |
释义 | marshalsea/ˈmɑːʃ(ə)lsiː /noun 1(In England) a court formerly held before the steward and the knight marshal of the royal household. It was abolished in 1849.When Francis was born, Mr Place was an officer of the Marshalsea court....
1.1 (the Marshalsea) A former prison in Southwark, London, under the control of the knight marshal. OriginLate Middle English (earlier marchalcy): from Anglo-Norman French marschalcie, from late Latin mariscalcia, from mariscalcus 'marshal'. |
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