MARSHALSEA, English law. The name of a prison belonging to the court of the king's bench.

Source: Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
 

Marshalsea \Mar"shal*sea\, n. [Marshal + OE. se a seat. See See a seat.]

The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household. [Eng.]

[1913 Webster]

Court of Marshalsea, a court formerly held before the steward and marshal of the king's house to administer justice between the king's domestic servants. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Marshalsea \Mar"shal*sea\, n. [Marshal + OE. se a seat. See See a seat.]

The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household. [Eng.]

Court of Marshalsea, a court formerly held before the steward and marshal of the king's house to administer justice between the king's domestic servants. --Blackstone.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)