Sekirov Dictionary

gallant

/ˈɡælənt/

adjective4

  1. Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
  2. Grand, noble.
  3. Honorable.
  4. (no longer used) Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
gallant
UK /ɡəˈlænt/US /ɡəˈlɑnt/

verb4

  1. To conduct, escort, convey.
  2. To behave in a gallant fashion; to act the gallant.
  3. (no longer used) To attend or wait on (a lady).
  4. (no longer used) To handle with grace or in a modish manner.

noun3

  1. (old-fashioned) A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.
  2. One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
  3. A topgallant.

adjective1

  1. Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
forms

gallanted · gallanting · gallants · gallanter · more gallant · gallantest · most gallant

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