Part 6854

<h1>Martern</h1> <Xpage=898>

<hw>Mar"tern</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Marten</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Mar-text</h1> <Xpage=898>

<hw>Mar"-text`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A blundering preacher.</def>

<h1>Martial</h1> <Xpage=898>

<hw>Mar"tial</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>martialis</ets> of or belonging to <ets>Mars</ets>, the god of war. Cf. <er>March</er> the month.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; <as>as, <ex>martial</ex> music; a <ex>martial</ex> appearance.</as></def> "<i>Martial</i> equipage."

<i>Milton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.</def>

<blockquote>But peaceful kings, o'er <b>martial</b> people set, Each other's poise and counterbalance are. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to <i>civil</i>; <as>as, <ex>martial</ex> law; a court<ex>-martial</ex>.</as></def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Old Chem. & Old Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; <as>as, <ex>martial</ex> preparations</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<cs><col>Martial flowers</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a reddish crystalline salt of iron; the ammonio-chloride of iron.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col>Martial law</col></mcol>, <cd>the law administered by the military power of a government when it has superseded the civil authority in time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to enforce the laws.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 <i>military law<i>, the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Martial</er>, <er>Warlike</er>.</syn> <usage> <i>Martial</i> refers more to war in <i>action</i>, its array, its attendants, etc.; as, <i>martial</i> music, a <i>martial</i> appearance, a <i>martial</i> array, courts<i>-martial</i>, etc. <i>Warlike</i> describes the feeling or temper which leads to war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a <i>warlike</i> nation, <i>warlike</i> indication, etc. The two words are often used without discrimination.</usage>

<h1>Martialism</h1> <Xpage=898>

<hw>Mar"tial*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Martialist</h1> <Xpage=898>

<hw>Mar"tial*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A warrior.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Fuller.</i>

<h1>Martialize</h1> <Xpage=898>

<hw>Mar"tial*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Martialized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Martializing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To render warlike; <as>as, to <ex>martialize</ex> a people</as>.</def>

<h1>Martially</h1> <Xpage=898>

<hw>Mar"tial*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a martial manner.</def>

<h1>Martialness</h1> <Xpage=898>

<hw>Mar"tial*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being martial.</def>

<-- Martian. 1. of or referring to Mars. 2. an inhabitant of Mars ;- fictional or hypothetical. -->