# argosy

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #81,120

## Definitions
1. A merchant ship.
2. A merchant flotilla, fleet.
3. An abundant supply, boatload.

## Etymology
Alteration of Italian ragusea (“a large ship”), after the maritime city of Ragusa, now Dubrovnik.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/argosy