Marshalsea (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun British History.
  1. the court of the marshal of the royal household.
  2. a debtors' prison in London, abolished in 1842.
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  1. (formerly in England) a court held before the knight marshal: abolished 1849
  2. a prison for debtors and others, situated in Southwark, London: abolished in 1842
Marshalsea (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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