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Marshalsea
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.