An attendant on a Highland chief. Also (more generally): a Highlander. Now historical.
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释义 | society > authority > subjection > service > servant > retainer or follower > [noun] > of Highland chief (3) ghillie1681 An attendant on a Highland chief. Also (more generally): a Highlander. Now historical. gilliewetfoot1681 A contemptuous term used by Lowlanders (lowlander, n. 1) for a follower of a Highland chief, esp. a servant who carries the chief across a ford… gillie-casfluich1754 A servant responsible for carrying a Highland chief across a ford, stream, etc. Cf. gilliewetfoot, n. |
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