Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An officer who supervised the camp or quarters of an army; a quartermaster-general.
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Examples
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He attached pensions of 6000 livres and 4000 livres to the grades of lieutenant-general and camp-marshal.
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Twice he asked to be allowed to take charge of this convoy, and twice he was told it was too insignificant a charge for a camp-marshal to undertake.
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Outside, in the darkness, the camp-marshal was free to give vent to his rage, and so was Alec Stone.
King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923
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The camp-marshal used his voice for a bell, and the jailer came.
King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923
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The "waiter" glared at Hal as if he would like to bite him; but the camp-marshal grinned.
King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923
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But apparently young Harrigan was not aware of the presence of the camp-marshal and his revolver.
King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923
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The camp-marshal was breathless, his face full of the passion of the hunt.
King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923
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Hal might sit down on his reporter-friend, Percy might sit down on the waiters and the conductor and the camp-marshal and the gunmen -- but he could not possibly sit down on all his friends!
King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923
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"Oh, you've heard about the letter, have you?" said the camp-marshal, lifting his eyebrows in mild surprise.
King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923
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The camp-marshal of North Valley had been "agitated" to such an extent that he could not stay in his chair.
King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923
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