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