MARCHER
March"er, n.
Defn: One who marches.
MARCHER
March"er, n. Etym: [See 2d March.]
Defn: The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.
MARCHET; MERCHET
Mar"chet, Mer"chet, n. Etym: [LL. marcheta; of uncertain origin.]
Defn: In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.
MARCHING
March"ing, a. & n.
Defn: ,fr. March, v. Marching money (Mil.), the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching. — In marching order (Mil.), equipped for a march. — Marching regiment. (Mil.) (a) A regiment in active service. (b) In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line.
MARCHIONESS
Mar"chio*ness, n. Etym: [LL. marchionissa, fr. marchio a marquis. See
Marquis.]
Defn: The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis. Spelman.