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| gal·lant [ gə lánt ] |
adjective |
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1. courteous: courteous and thoughtful, especially toward women
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2. brave: brave, spirited, and honorable
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literary
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3. majestic: grand and majestic
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archaic
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noun (plural gal·lants) |
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1. man courteous to women: a man who is courteous and thoughtful in his behavior toward women
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dated
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2. male lover: a man who is a woman's lover
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archaic
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3. dandy: a fashionable young man
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archaic
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle gal·lant·ed, present participle gal·lant·ing, 3rd person present singular gal·lants) |
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woo: to court a woman
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archaic
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| [14th century. < Old French, present participle of galer "make merry"] |
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  gal·lant·ly adverb |
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