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Marshalsea

American  
[mahr-shuhl-see] / ˈmɑr ʃəlˌsi /

noun

British History.

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

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

Marshalsea British  
/ ˈmɑːʃəlˌsiː /

noun

  1. (formerly in England) a court held before the knight marshal: abolished 1849

  2. a prison for debtors and others, situated in Southwark, London: abolished in 1842

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Etymology

Origin of Marshalsea

1350–1400; Middle English marchalsye, variant of marschalcie. See marshal, -cy

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