martial
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
martial /ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l/
▶adjective of or appropriate to war; warlike.
– derivatives
martially adverb.
martially adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr., or from L. martialis, from Mars, the name of the Roman god of war.
'martial' also found in these Oxford entries:
aikido
- armlock
- ba gua
- belt
- black belt
- bokken
- breakfall
- brown belt
- budo
- bushido
- butterfly knife
- capoeira
- chopsocky
- court martial
- dan
- disarm
- dojo
- drop kick
- gi
- green belt
- hapkido
- ippon
- jeet kune do
- jiu-jitsu
- judge advocate
- Judge Advocate General
- judo
- judoka
- ju-jitsu
- karate
- karateka
- kata
- kendo
- kick-boxing
- kumite
- kung fu
- kyu
- kyudo
- lock
- martial arts
- martial law
- mawashi
- ninja
- ninjutsu
- nunchaku
- pibroch
- rage
- ryu
- sensei
