Martial Definition

märshəl

adjective

Of or suitable for war.

Martial songs.

Webster's New World

Showing a readiness or eagerness to fight; warlike.

Webster's New World

Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms.

American Heritage

Of the army, the navy, or military life; military.

Webster's New World

Characteristic of or befitting a warrior.

American Heritage

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pronoun

A male given name narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).

Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges circa 250

Wiktionary

Anglicized cognomen or given name of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD and noted for his epigrams.

Wiktionary

Origin of Martial

Latin Martialis, a Roman cognomen, from martialis "belonging/dedicated to Mars (to war)", itself from the name of the Roman god of war Mars + -ialis.

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Latin Mārtiālis from Mārs Mārt- Mars

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin martialis (“of Mars (Roman god of war)")

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