Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galley slave

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: gal-ley slave
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).

noun

A typesetter (person who arranged type in a galley for printing).

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

""That is a chain of galley slaves, on the way to the galleys by force of the king's orders." "How by force?" asked Don Quixote; "is it possible that the king uses force against anyone?" "I do not say that," answered Sancho, "but that these are people condemned for their crimes to serve by force in the king's galleys.""
""What are gurapas?" asked Don Quixote. "Gurapas are galleys," responded the galley slave."
"The "galley slaves" in those days were the genuine article, and by the "chains that bound them" were no doubt the original members of the union."

Usage

Inflected Forms

galley slaves (plural) galley-slave (alternative) galleyslave (alternative)

Synonyms

gallerian drudge peon navvy

Questions

What does galley slave mean?: A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).

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