galleriann.
/ɡəˈlɪərɪən/ A galley slave.
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a1640 P. Massinger Beleeue as you List (1976) v. i. 1 This Gallerien was not Antiochus.
1713 W. Darrell Gentleman Instructed (ed. 5) Supp. viii. §5. p. lxxxix The Prerogative of a private Centinel above a Slave lies only in the Name, and the Advantage, if any, stands for the Gallerien.
1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy III. v. 100 Don Silvio with one hundred and fifty Gallereans, let loose on the coast yesterday afternoon!
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