单词 | galloglass |
释义 | galloglass/ˈɡalə(ʊ)ɡlɑːs /(also gallowglass) noun historical (In Ireland) a mercenary or member of a special class of soldiers in the service of a chieftain.Like early gallowglasses, they were supporting Mael Sechnaill, king of Tara, against the Scandinavians of Dublin and his Irish rivals....
OriginLate 15th century: from Irish gallóglach, from gall 'foreigner' and óglach 'youth, servant, warrior'. |
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