galliass

English

Noun

galliass (plural galliasses)

  1. (nautical) Alternative spelling of galleass
    • 1623, Iohn Speed [i.e., John Speed], “Elizabeth Queene of England, France, and Ireland, […]”, in The Historie of Great Britaine under the Conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Iohn Beale, for George Humble, […], →OCLC, book 9, paragraph 215, page 1203, column 1:
      [T]he greateſt of their Galliaſſes fell foule vpon another ſhippe, and loſt her Rudder, ſo that guideleſſe ſhee droue vvith the tyde vpon a ſhelue in the ſhoare of Callis, vvhere ſhee vvas aſſaulted by the Engliſh.
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