Gallant Definition

gălənt
gallants
adjective
Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing.
A gallant feathered hat; cut a gallant figure at the coronation.
American Heritage
Showy and lively in dress or manner.
Webster's New World
Unflinching in battle or action; valiant.
Put up a gallant resistance to the attackers.
American Heritage
Stately; imposing.
A gallant ship.
Webster's New World
Nobly or selflessly resolute.
Made a gallant attempt to save his friend's reputation.
American Heritage
noun
gallants
A high-spirited, stylish man.
Webster's New World
A man attentive and polite to women.
Webster's New World
A lover or paramour.
Webster's New World
A male lover, especially one who is courteously attentive.
American Heritage

An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.

Wiktionary
verb
gallants
To court a woman.
Webster's New World
To court (a woman)
Webster's New World
To escort or accompany (a woman)
Webster's New World
To play the gallant.
American Heritage

(obsolete) To handle with grace or in a modish manner.

To gallant a fan.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Gallant

Noun

Singular:
gallant
Plural:
gallants

Origin of Gallant

  • From Old French galant (“courteous, dashing”), present participle of galer (“make merry”), thought to be from Frankish *wala- (“good, well”), from Proto-Germanic *wal-, from Proto-Indo-European *(e)welǝ- (“to choose, wish”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English galaunt from Old French galant present participle of galer to rejoice of Germanic origin wel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French

    From Wiktionary

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