Hypertext Webster Gateway: "martial"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Martial \Mar"tial\, a. [F., fr. L. martialis of or belonging to
Mars, the god of war. Cf. {March} the month.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as,
martial music; a martial appearance. ``Martial equipage.''
--Milton.

2. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.

But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set, Each
other's poise and counterbalance are. --Dryden.

3. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to
{civil}; as, martial law; a court-martial.

4. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet,
Mars. --Sir T. Browne.

5. (Old Chem. & Old Med.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron;
chalybeate; as, martial preparations. [Archaic]

{Martial flowers} (Med.), a reddish crystalline salt of iron;
the ammonio-chloride of iron. [Obs.]

{Martial law}, the law administered by the military power of
a government when it has superseded the civil authority in
time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to
enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law,
the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of
the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

martial
adj 1: (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing" [syn:
{soldierly}, {soldierlike}, {warriorlike}]
2: suggesting war or military life [syn: {warlike}]
3: or or relating to the armed forces; "martial law" [syn: {martial(a)}]
n : Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC) [syn: {Martial}]


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