marshalsea
/ˈmɑːʃəlsiː/noun
1- (in England) a court formerly held before the steward and the knight marshal of the royal household. It was abolished in 1849.(英格兰)王室法庭(旧时在皇室管家和宫内司法官面前开设的法庭, 于1849年废除)。
1.1
the Marshalsea
a former prison in Southwark, London, under the control of the knight marshal马夏尔西监狱(旧时位于伦敦索斯瓦克的一所监狱, 由宫内司法官掌管)。
词源
late Middle English (earlier marchalcy): from Anglo-Norman French marschalcie, from late Latin mariscalcia, from mariscalcus 'marshal'.