Martial

  1. Proper noun.  (given name, male) narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).
  2. Proper noun.  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.
  3. Adjective.  Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
  4. Adjective.  Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
  5. Adjective.  (comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike.

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