galloglass
or gal·low·glass
a follower and supporter of or a soldier owing allegiance to an Irish chief.
Origin of galloglass
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How to use galloglass in a sentence
The kern or cateran of the Highlands was a light-armed infantryman, as opposed to the heavy-armed "gallowglass."
Lady of the Lake | Sir Walter ScottGuided by a single gallowglass, who bore a silver axe adorned with silken tassels, the army marched safely into Clanricarde.
Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II) | Richard Bagwell
British Dictionary definitions for galloglass
gallowglass
/ (ˈɡæləʊˌɡlɑːs) /
a heavily armed mercenary soldier, originally Hebridean (Gaelic-Norse), maintained by Irish and some other Celtic chiefs from about 1235 to the 16th century
Origin of galloglass
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