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Webster 1913 Edition
Gallantry
Gal′lant-ry
,Noun.
pl.
Gallantries
(#)
. [F.
galanterie
.] 1.
Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery.
[Archaic]
Guess the
gallantry
of our church by this . . . when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver. Fuller.
2.
Bravery; intrepidity;
as, the troops behaved with great
. gallantry
3.
Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gallantry
GAL'LANTRY
, n.1.
Splendor of appearance; show; magnificence; ostentatious finery. [Obsolete or obsolescent.]2.
Bravery; courageousness; heroism; intrepidity. The troops entered the fort with great gallantry.3.
Nobleness; generosity.4.
Civility or polite attentions to ladies.5.
Vicious love or pretensions to love; civilities paid to females for the purpose of winning favors; hence, lewdness; debauchery.Definition 2024
gallantry
gallantry
English
Noun
gallantry (countable and uncountable, plural gallantries)
- courage
- chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women
- an instance of gallant behaviour or speech
Translations
courage
chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women
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