King James Bible Dictionary

Of troops
1 Samuel 14:17; 2 Samuel 20:4; 1 Kings 20:26; 2 Kings 25:19; Isaiah 13:4
Armies

MUS'TER, verb transitive [Latin monstro, to show.] 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.

MUS'TER, verb intransitive To assemble; to meet in one place.

MUS'TER, noun [Latin monstrum, a show or prodigy.]

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

2. A register or roll of troops mustered.

Ye publish the musters of your own bands.

3. A collection, or the act of collecting.

To pass muster to be approved or allowed.

MUS'TER-BOOK, noun A book in which forces are registered.

MUS'TER-M'ASTER, noun 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.

MUS'TER-ROLL, noun A roll or register of the troops in each company, troop or regiment.