Martial

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.

II. Martial ·adj Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars.

III. Martial ·adj Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations.

IV. Martial ·adj Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance.

V. Martial ·adj Belonging to war, or to an army and navy;

— opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.

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