01 n. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery.
pl.
Gallantries ((#))
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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.
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2.
Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great gallantry.
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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.
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4.
Gallant persons, collectively.[R.]“Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.” — Shak.