Marshalsea

[ mahr-shuhl-see ]

/ ˈmɑr ʃəlˌsi /

noun British History.

the court of the marshal of the royal household.

a debtors' prison in London, abolished in 1842.

Origin of Marshalsea

1350–1400; Middle English marchalsye, variant of marschalcie.See marshal, -cy

Words nearby Marshalsea

Marshall, John, Marshall Plan, Marshall, Thurgood, Marshalltown, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Marshalsea, marsh andromeda, marshbuck, marsh buggy, marsh cress, marsh deer

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Example sentences from the Web for Marshalsea

Froissart applies the term to the Marshalsea prison in London.
Notes and Queries, Number 32, June 8, 1850|Various
Bonner, the most justly obnoxious of them all, was confined in the 114 Marshalsea.
Constitutional History of England, Vol 1 of 3|Henry Hallam
He locked himself up as carefully as he locked up the Marshalsea debtors.
Little Dorrit|Charles Dickens
The Marshalsea had several notable neighbors in its own line of trade.
In Jail with Charles Dickens|Alfred Trumble

Little Dorrit parted from them at the door, and hastened back to the Marshalsea.
Little Dorrit|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for Marshalsea

Marshalsea

/ (ˈmɑːʃəlˌsiː) /

noun

(formerly in England) a court held before the knight marshal: abolished 1849

a prison for debtors and others, situated in Southwark, London: abolished in 1842

Word Origin for Marshalsea

C14: see marshal, -cy

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单词	marshalsea
释义	Marshalsea [ mahr-shuhl-see ] / ˈmɑr ʃəlˌsi / noun British History. the court of the marshal of the royal household. a debtors' prison in London, abolished in 1842. Origin of Marshalsea 1350–1400; Middle English marchalsye, variant of marschalcie.See marshal, -cy Words nearby Marshalsea Marshall, John, Marshall Plan, Marshall, Thurgood, Marshalltown, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Marshalsea, marsh andromeda, marshbuck, marsh buggy, marsh cress, marsh deer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Marshalsea Froissart applies the term to the Marshalsea prison in London. Notes and Queries, Number 32, June 8, 1850\|Various Bonner, the most justly obnoxious of them all, was confined in the 114 Marshalsea. Constitutional History of England, Vol 1 of 3\|Henry Hallam He locked himself up as carefully as he locked up the Marshalsea debtors. Little Dorrit\|Charles Dickens The Marshalsea had several notable neighbors in its own line of trade. In Jail with Charles Dickens\|Alfred Trumble Little Dorrit parted from them at the door, and hastened back to the Marshalsea. Little Dorrit\|Charles Dickens British Dictionary definitions for Marshalsea Marshalsea / (ˈmɑːʃəlˌsiː) / noun (formerly in England) a court held before the knight marshal: abolished 1849 a prison for debtors and others, situated in Southwark, London: abolished in 1842 Word Origin for Marshalsea C14: see marshal, -cy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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