galèreEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishgalère /ɡaˈlɛː , ɡalɛʀ/ ▸ noun an undesirable group or coterie: the repulsive galère of Lolita's admirers. – ORIGIN French, literally ‘galley’. The term was used in Molière's play Scapin meaning ‘coterie’.