MARSHALSEA


Meaning of MARSHALSEA in English

/mahr"sheuhl see'/ , n. Brit. Hist.

1. the court of the marshal of the royal household.

2. a debtors' prison in London, abolished in 1842.

[ 1350-1400; ME marchalsye, var. of MARSCHALCIE. See MARSHAL, -CY ]

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