galleass
noun
gal·le·ass ˈga-lē-əs 
: a large fast galley used especially as a warship by Mediterranean countries in the 16th and 17th centuries and having both sails and oars but usually propelled chiefly by rowing
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French gallyace, galeasse, borrowed from Italian galeazza, from galea galley + -azza, augmentative suffix
First Known Use
1544, in the meaning defined above
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