in its primary signification, means an officer who has the command or care of horses; but it is now applied to officers who have very different employments, as earl marshal, knight marshal, or marshal of the king's house, &c.

**Marshal of the king's bench**, an officer who has the custody of the king's-bench-prison in Southwark. This officer is obliged to give his attendance, and to take MARSHAL of the exchequer, an officer to whom that court commits the king's debts.

MARSHAL of the king's hall, an officer who has the care of placing the household servants and strangers at table, according to their quality.

or MARESCHAL, of France, an officer of the greatest dignity in the French armies. When two or more marshals are in the army, the eldest commands.

MARSHALLING a coat, in heraldry, is the disposal of several coats of arms belonging to distinct families, in one and the same escutcheon or shield, together with their ornaments, parts, and appurtenances.