Word Definition

Martial

  1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance.
  2. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars.
  3. Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations.
  4. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
  5. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.

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