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Webster 1913 Edition


Marshalsea

Mar′shal-sea

,
Noun.
[
Marshal
+ OE.
se
a seat. See
See
a seat.]
The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king’s household.
[Eng.]
Court of Marshalsea
,
a court formerly held before the steward and marshal of the king's house to administer justice between the king's domestic servants.
Blackstone.

Webster 1828 Edition


Marshalsea

M`ARSHALSEA

,
Noun.
In England, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household.
Court of marshalsea, a court formerly held before the steward and marshal of the king's house, to administer justice between the king's domestic servants.

Definition 2024


marshalsea

marshalsea

English

Noun

marshalsea (plural marshalseas)

  1. (Britain) The court or seat of a marshal.