PROVOST-MARSHAL
\pɹˈɒvɒstmˈɑːʃə͡l], \pɹˈɒvɒstmˈɑːʃəl], \p_ɹ_ˈɒ_v_ɒ_s_t_m_ˈɑː_ʃ_əl]\
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In English law. An officer of the royal navy who had the charge of prisoners taken at sea, and sometimes also on land. In military law, the of- ficer acting as the head of the military police of any post, camp, city or other place in military occupation, or district under the reign of martial law.
By Henry Campbell Black
