English Explanatory Dictionary

galleass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of rowable vessel of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to a galley but larger, and normally equipped with sails.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡæli.æs/

Word forms

galleass galleasses galeas galliass

Etymology

1540s, from Old French galleasse, from Italian galeaza ‘large galley’, from Latin galea.

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