muster

Meanings

Noun

• Gathering.
• Showing.
• Synonym of mustee

Verb

• To show, exhibit.
• To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body.
• To collect, call or assemble together, such as troops or a group for inspection, orders, display etc.
• To enroll (into service).
• To gather or round up livestock.

Related

Similar words

• rally

Origin

• From Middle English musteren, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mostrer, Middle French monstrer, moustrer (whence the noun monstre, which gave the English noun), from Latin mōnstrāre ("to show"), from monere. Cognate with French montrer ("to show"), Italian mostrare ("to show"), Spanish mostrar ("to show"). See also monster.