• (n.) The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king`s household.
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a prison formerly existing in Southwark, London, on the south bank of the Thames and attached to the court of that name held by the steward and ...
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In England, court presided over by the marshall and steward of the royal household to deal with offences committed within the bounds of the royal court, wherever it might be. It was renamed the...
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Mar'shal·sea noun [
Marshal + Middle English
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. [ Eng.]
Court of Marshalsea ,
a court formerly held before the steward and marshal...
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Marshalsea was formerly one of the London prisons, in Southwark, set apart for the detention of debtors and certain other persons.
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