[ 'galən ]
■ noun
1》 a unit of volume for liquid measure equal to eight pints: in Britain (also imperial ~ ), equivalent to 4.55 litres; in the US, equivalent to 3.79 litres.
2》 ( ~s ) informal large quantities.
Derivatives
~age noun
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. galon , from the base of med. L. galleta , galletum 'pail, liquid measure', perh. of Celtic origin.