MARSHALSEA

By SovConn | June 2, 2013

Marshalsea (mahr-sh<<schwa>>l-see), n. [fr. Law Latin marescallia] Hist. 1.The court or seat of the marshal of the royal household. 2. A debtor’s prison in London under the jurisdiction of the Court of Marshalsea. See COURT OF THE MARSHALSEA .

[Blacks Law 8th]

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