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Gallantry
Pronunciation : Gal"lant*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. galanterie.]
Definition : 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 bed sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue.
4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.] Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy. Shak.
Syn. -- See Courage, and Heroism.
pl. Gallantries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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