meaning of martial
1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance.
2. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.
3. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.
4. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars.
5. Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations.
6. Roman poet noted for epigrams first century BC
Related Words
martial | martial art | martial law | martial music | martialism | martialist | martialize | martialized | martializing | martially | martialness |
