giallacht

== Irish == === Alternative forms === giallachas m giallaí f giallaíocht f giallas m === Etymology === From Middle Irish gíallacht (“hostageship, captivity”), from gíall (“human pledge, hostage”). === Noun === giallacht f (genitive singular giallachta) hostageship, bondage ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== giallnas === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “giallacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN