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galloglass definition

gal·lo·glass (gal′ō glas′)

noun

an armed follower of any of the old Irish chieftains

Etymology: Ir gallōglach, servant, soldier < gall, foreigner + ōglach, a youth, servant, soldier < OIr ōac, young

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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