01 n. The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household.
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The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household.[Eng.]
Phrases & compounds
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.