Găl′ax-y, n.

Găl′ax-y, n. [Gr. γαλαξίας (sc. κύκλος), from γάλα, γάλακτος, milk; Fr. galaxie.]

1. (Astron.) The Milky Way; that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night encompassing the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the most powerful telescopes. The term has recently been used for remote clusters of stars. Nichol.
2. An assemblage of splendid persons or things.