Martial
WordNet
adjective
(1) (of persons) befitting a warrior
"A military bearing"
(2) Suggesting war or military life
noun
(3) Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
, a Roman cognomen, from martialis "belonging/dedicated to Mars (or to war)", itself from the name of the Roman god of war Mars + -ialis.
Proper noun
- narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).
- Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges circa 250
- Anglicized cognomen or given name of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD and noted for his epigrams.
Related terms
- Marcus and many descendants, e.g. Mark
- Martinus and many descendants, e.g. Martin
- martial arts
- martial law
Proper noun
- , in continuous use (though not particularly popular).