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Marshaling \Mar"shal*ing\, n. [Written also marshalling.]
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1. The act of arranging in due order.
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2. (Her.) The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the
alliances of the owner.
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{Marshaling of assets} (Law), the arranging or ranking of
assets in due order of administration.
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Marshal \Mar"shal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marshaled}or
{Marshalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marshaling} or {Marshalling}.]
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1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as,
to marshal troops or an army.
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And marshaling the heroes of his name
As, in their order, next to light they came.
--Dryden.
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2. To direct, guide, or lead.
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Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. --Shak.
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3. (Her.) To dispose in due order, as the different
quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when
several belong to an achievement.
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