galliass

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

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Meanings

noungalliass (plural galliasses)

plural galliasses

  1. alternativenauticalAlternative spelling of galleass.

    [T]he greateſt of their Galliaſſes fell foule vpon another ſhip, and loſt her Rudder, ſo that guideleſſe ſhe droue vvith the tide vpon a ſhelue in the ſhoare of Callis, vvhere ſhee vvas aſſaulted by the Engliſh.

    1611, Iohn Speed [i.e., John Speed], “Elizabeth Queene of England, France, and Ireland, […]”, in The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of yͤ Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], London: […] William Hall and John Beale, for John Sudbury and George Humble, […], →OCLC, book IX ([Englands Monarchs] […]), paragraph 210, page 861
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APA

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“galliass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galliass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galliass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galliass.

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