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Marshalsea [mahr-shuh l-see] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun British History. the court of the marshal of the royal household. a debtors’ prison in London, abolished in 1842. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of Marshalsea 1350–1400; Middle English marchalsye, variant of marschalcie. See marshal, -cy Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for marshalsea Historical Examples of marshalsea
The Father of the Marshalsea had never been offered tribute in copper yet.
Charles Dickens
When I’m off the lock for good and all, you’ll be the Father of the Marshalsea.’
Charles Dickens
This was the life, and this the history, of the child of the Marshalsea at twenty-two.
Charles Dickens
The Marshalsea wouldn’t be like the Marshalsea now, without you and your family.’
Charles Dickens
A garret, and a Marshalsea garret without compromise, was Little Dorrit’s room.
Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for marshalsea Marshalsea 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
