[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gallantry \gal"lantry\, n.; pl. gallantries. f. galanterie.
   1. splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. archaic
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            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.
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            helenus, antenor, and all the gallantry of troy.
                                                  --shak.

   syn: see courage, and heroism.
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see also:
gallantries courage heroism 

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