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galloglass

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galloglass /ˈɡalə(ʊ)ɡlɑːs / (also gallowglass)
▸ noun historical (in Ireland) a mercenary or member of a special class of soldiers in the service of a chieftain.
– ORIGIN late 15th century: from Irish gallóglach, from gall ‘foreigner’ and óglach ‘youth, servant, warrior’.