Definition of Marteal
Martial, a Latin poet, born at Bilbilis, in Spain; went to Rome,
stayed there, favoured of the emperors Titus and Domitian, for 35 years,
and then returned to his native city, where he wrote his Epigrammata, a
collection of short poems over 1500 in number, divided into 14 books,
books xiii. and xiv. being entitled respectively Xenia and Apophoreta;
these epigrams are distinguished for their wit, diction, and indecency,
but are valuable for the light they shed on the manners of Rome at the
period (43-104).
- Wikipedia
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military power of a government when it has superseded the civil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.
Syn. -- Martial, Warlike. Martial
refers more to war in action, its array, its attendants, etc.;
as, martial music, a martial appearance, a
martial array, courts-martial, etc. Warlike
describes the feeling or temper which leads to war, and the adjuncts
of war; as, a warlike nation, warlike indication, etc.
The two words are often used without discrimination.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
- Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
- Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike.
Martial- The translation of the name Martialis as it narrowly applies to certain historic persons.
- Monicker of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD, noted for his epigrams.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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