Marshalsea Court — Marshalsea Notable prisoners Sir Francis Barrington Edmund Bonner · Henry Chettle … Wikipedia
marshalsea, court of — /kort av marshslsiy/ In English law, the court or seat of the marshal. A court originally held before the steward and marshal of the king s house, instituted to administer justice between the king s domestic servants. It had jurisdiction of all… … Black's law dictionary
Marshalsea — The prison occupied two locations, the first c. 1329–1811, and the second 1811–1842. The image above is of the first Marshalsea in the 18th century … Wikipedia
Marshalsea Road — View of Marshalsea Road … Wikipedia
Court of Marshalsea — Marshalsea Mar shal*sea, n. [Marshal + OE. se a seat. See {See} a seat.] The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king s household. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Court of Marshalsea}, a court… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marshalsea — Mar shal*sea, n. [Marshal + OE. se a seat. See {See} a seat.] The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king s household. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Court of Marshalsea}, a court formerly held… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marshalsea — [mär′shəl sē΄] n. [ME marschalcie < Anglo Fr mareschalcie < ML marescalcia: see MARSHAL] 1. a British court of justice, abolished in 1849, under the marshal of the royal household 2. a prison in Southwark, London, for debtors, etc.,… … English World dictionary
Marshalsea — /mahr sheuhl see /, n. Brit. Hist. 1. the court of the marshal of the royal household. 2. a debtors prison in London, abolished in 1842. [1350 1400; ME marchalsye, var. of MARSCHALCIE. See MARSHAL, CY] * * * ▪ prison, London, United Kingdom… … Universalium
Marshalsea — The court of the marshal at which cases involving the king s servants were heard; as were cases which fell within the verge. From this, there was the prison known as the Marshalsea, where such a court was to be found in Southwark, under the… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Marshalsea — An old prison in London which formerly belonged to the court of king s bench. See court of the Marshalsea … Ballentine's law dictionary
