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.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI