Mar·shal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marshaled or Marshalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marshaling or Marshalling.]
1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army.
And marshaling the heroes of his name
As, in their order, next to light they came. --Dryden.
2. To direct, guide, or lead.
Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. --Shak.
3. Her. To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.
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Mar·shal·ing, n.
1. The act of arranging in due order.
2. Her. The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.
Marshaling of assets Law, the arranging or ranking of assets in due order of administration.
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