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field marshal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From field + marshal, calque of German Feldmarschall or its source, Middle French maréchal de camp.

Meanings

1. In certain nations the highest military rank, ranking below only the commander-in-chief; now mostly disused, being reserved for wartime or post-wartime use, and having become ceremonial in some countries.

Forms

Relateds

field-tested · in the field · grand admiral · generalissimo

Translations (68)

hi फील्ड मार्शल (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · be фельдма́ршал (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · uz felʼdmarshal (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · es mariscal de campo (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · af field marshall (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ky фельдмаршал (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · no feltmarskalk (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · hu tábornagy (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ota فلدمارشال (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ms fil marsyal (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · fa فیلد مارشال (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · cmn 元帥 /元帅 (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ja 陸軍元帥 (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · cs polní maršál (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ro feldmareșal (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · it maresciallo di campo (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · sh fȅldmaršāl (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · el στρατάρχης (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · vi thống tướng (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · yi פֿעלדמאַרשאַל (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ar مُشِير (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · pl feldmarszałek (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · kk фельдмаршал (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · km សេនាប្រមុខ (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · et armeekindral (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · is sviði marshal (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · sv fältmarskalk (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · vi thống soái (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · pga mushiir (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · et armee ülemjuhataja (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · pt marechal (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · de Feldmarschall (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · hu marsall (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ca mariscal de camp (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · mk фелдмаршал (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · nl veldmaarschalk (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ko 원수 (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · pt marechal de campo (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · vi thống chế (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · fr maréchal (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · bg фелдмаршал (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · cs feldmaršálek (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ga marascal machaire (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ru фельдма́ршал (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · cs feldmaršál (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · fi kenttämarsalkka (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · chr ᏗᏓᏂᏱᏍᎩ (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · sl feldmaršal (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · th จอมพล (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · it feldmaresciallo (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · he פִילְדְמַרְשָׁל (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · cmn 陸軍元帥 /陆军元帅 (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · da feltmarskal (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · fr maréchal de camp (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · sk poľný maršal (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · mi ariki whawhai (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ja 元帥 (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ta படைத்துறை உயர் தளபதி (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · lo ແມ່ທັບ (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · de Generalfeldmarschall (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · ka ფელდმარშალი (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · cs polní maršálek (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · sh фе̏лдмарша̄л (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · he פֶלְדְמַרְשָׁל (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · cy cadlywydd maes (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · uk фельдма́ршал (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · pl marszałek polny (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief) · cmn 司令 (highest military rank after the commander-in-chief)