gallowglass

n. 武装随员, 保镖

词形变化

gallowglasses 复数 gallowglasses

别名

galloglass

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.

    历史

词源

From Irish gallóglach (“foreign soldier”), from Gall (“foreigner, non-Gaelic person”) + óglách (“soldier”).

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