MARSHALSEA

marshalsea. Marshalsea, n. the prison of a king's marshal

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Mar″shal‐sea (?), n. [[Marshal + OE. se a seat. See See a seat.]] The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household. 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.