There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun muster, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
muster in, to enlist into service in the armed forces. muster out, to discharge from service in the armed forces: He will be mustered out of the army in only two more months.
muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole.
MUSTER definition: to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge. See examples of muster used in a sentence.
MUSTER definition: 1. to produce or encourage something such as an emotion or support: 2. (especially of soldiers) to…. Learn more.
Define muster. muster synonyms, muster pronunciation, muster translation, English dictionary definition of muster. v. mus tered , mus ter ing , mus ters v. tr. 1. To call together, as for inspection. 2. To cause to come together; gather: Bring all the volunteers you can...
Definition of muster verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The third descent, from a white and quadroon, is called a muster; from the fourth, between a white and a muster, springs the musteephinas and the fifth descent, viz. from a white and musteephina, is white by law, and of free birth; indeed the two latter classes are as white as a European.