galloglass
or gal·low·glass
[ gal-oh-glas, -glahs ]
/ ˈgæl oʊˌglæs, -ˌglɑs /
noun Irish History.
a follower and supporter of or a soldier owing allegiance to an Irish chief.
Origin of galloglass
1505–15; < Irish
gallóglách, equivalent to
gall a stranger, foreigner +
óglach a youth, soldier, servant, derivative of Old Irish
óac, óc young
Words nearby galloglass
Example sentences from the Web for galloglass
Galloglass, gal′lo-glas, n. a soldier or armed retainer of a chief in ancient Ireland and other Celtic countries.
British Dictionary definitions for galloglass
galloglass
gallowglass
/ (ˈɡæləʊˌɡlɑːs) /
noun
a heavily armed mercenary soldier, originally Hebridean (Gaelic-Norse), maintained by Irish and some other Celtic chiefs from about 1235 to the 16th century
Word Origin for galloglass
C16: from Irish Gaelic
gallóglach, from
gall foreigner +
óglach, young warrior-servant, from
og young +
-lach a noun suffix