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Muster [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. An assembling of troops for review, or a review of troops under arms.

2. A register or roll of troops mustered.

3. Ye publish the musters of your own bands.

4. A collection, or the act of collecting.

5. To pass muster to be approved or allowed.

Muster [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To assemble; to meet in one place.

Muster [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Properly, to collect troops for review, parade and exercise; but in general, to collect or assemble troops, persons or things. The officers muster their soldiers regularly; they muster all their forces. The philosopher musters all the wise sayings of the ancients.

Muster [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters mustered in force.

Muster [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Something shown for imitation; a pattern.

2. A show; a display.

3. An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.

4. The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.

5. Any assemblage or display; a gathering.

6. To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.

7. Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.

Muster-book [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A book in which forces are registered.

Muster-master [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who takes an account of troops, and of their arms and other military apparatus. The chief officer of this kind is called muster-master-general.

Muster-roll [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A roll or register of the troops in each company, troop or regiment.

Mustered [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Muster

Mustering [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Muster

King James Bible KJV Bible

Berean Standard Bible BSB Bible

4 KJV and 1 BSB verses contain “Muster”

Judges 9:29

And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”

2 Kings 25:19

And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:

Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.

Isaiah 13:4

The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.

Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war.

Jeremiah 52:25

He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.

Judith 2:15

And he mustered the chosen men for the battle, as his lord had commanded him, unto an hundred and twenty thousand, and twelve thousand archers on horseback;