- (a.) Of, pertaining to or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance.
- (a.) Practiced in or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
- (a.) Belonging to war or to an army and navy; -- opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.
- (a.) Pertaining to or resembling, the god or the planet, Mars.
- (a.) Pertaining to or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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