■ noun ( plural galleries )
1》 a room or building for the display or sale of works of art.
2》 a balcony or upper floor projecting from a back or side wall inside a hall or church.
3》 the highest balcony in a theatre, having the cheapest seats.
4》 ( the ~ ) a group of spectators, especially those at a golf tournament.
5》 a long room or passage forming a portico or colonnade.
6》 a horizontal underground passage in a mine.
Phrases
play to the ~ aim to appeal to popular taste.
Derivatives
galleried adjective
Origin
ME: via OFr. from Ital. galleria '~', formerly also 'church porch', from med. L. galeria .