galliard

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(gal′yərd)

adjective

  1. valiant; sturdy
  2. lively

Origin: ME gaillard < OFr, brave < ML *galia, strength < IE base *gal-, to be able

noun

  1. a lively French dance in triple time, for two dancers, popular in the 16th and 17th cent.
  2. music for this

See galliard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A spirited dance popular in France in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  2. The triple-time music for this dance.
adjective
Archaic
Spirited; lively; gay.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English gaillard

Origin: , from Old French gaillart

Origin: , probably of Celtic origin

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