Gallowglass

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A soldier or armed retainer of a chief in ancient Ireland, the Hebrides, or other Gaelic countries.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A heavy-armed foot soldier from Ireland and the Western Isles in the time of Edward �
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.
    • Word Usage
    "Trouble is, the enigmatic and gorgeous Luke turns out to be a gallowglass—a soulless faerie assassin."
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