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martial (iou)



martial adjective. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin martialis, from Mart-, MARS: see -AL1, -IAL.]
a. Of or pertaining to war or battle; (of music) appropriate to warfare. LME.
b. Of sports, exercises, etc.: serving as training for warfare. LME.
Warlike; brave, valiant; fond of fighting. LME.
Of or pertaining to the army or the military profession; military rather than civil. obsolete exc. in COURT MARTIAL. L15.
Characteristic of or suitable for a warrior. L16.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Roman god Mars. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
(Usu. Martial.) Of or pertaining to the planet Mars, Martian; Astrology influenced by Mars; (of an animal or plant) poisonous, stinging. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
Chemistry. Of or pertaining to iron; containing iron. L17-L19.
Special collocations: martial art any of various sports or skills, mainly of Japanese origin, which originated as forms of self-defence or attack, such as judo, karate, and kendo (usu. in pl.). martial eagle a large crested eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus, of central and southern Africa. martial law (a) government of a country or district by military authority, with ordinary civil laws suspended; (b) military law.
martialism noun warlike quality E17.
martialist noun (a) a person skilled in war; a military man; (b) Astrology a person born under the influence of Mars: M16.
marti'ality noun martial quality or state M17.
martialize verb trans. (rare) make martial E17.
martially adverb L16.
martialness noun E18.