argosy

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ar⋅go⋅sy

[ahr-guh-see]

–noun, plural -sies.

1.	a large merchant ship, esp. one with a rich cargo.

2.	a fleet of such ships.

3.	an opulent supply.

Origin:
1570–80; earlier ragusy < It (nave) ragusea (ship) of Ragusa

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ar·go·sy (är'gə-sē)

n. pl. ar·go·sies

Nautical
1. A large merchant ship.
2. A fleet of ships.
A rich source or supply: an argosy of adventure lore.

[Alteration of obsolete ragusye, from Italian ragusea, vessel of Ragusa (Dubrovnik).]

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Word Origin & History

argosy

1577, from It. (nave) Ragusea "(vessel) of Ragusa," a maritime city on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic (mod. Dubrovnik). Their large merchant ships brought rich Eastern goods to 16c. England.

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