Galliass
/ˈɡæl.i.əs/noun
A large, heavily built galley, especially one used as a warship in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Did you know?Several Spanish Armada galliasses carried dozens of heavy guns and were so massive that English sailors reportedly struggled to board them.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
γαλέα (galea)
“A type of galley or warship”
Ancient Latin
Latin
galea
“A galley or light warship”
Medieval Italian
Italian
galeazza
“A large galley, formed with an augmentative suffix”
16th Century
Spanish
galeaza
“A large armed galley”
16th Century
French
galiace
“A large galley or warship”
16th–17th Century
English
galliass
“A large, heavily armed galley”