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gallant
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[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a person or their behaviour) brave; heroic
(e.g: she had made gallant efforts to pull herself together)
- (of a man) charmingly attentive and chivalrous to women
(e.g: a gallant gentleman came over and kissed my hand)
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Origin
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Middle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’
[ɡəˈlant], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a man who is charmingly attentive to women
(e.g: he launches himself into a gallant's career of amorous intrigue)
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Origin
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Middle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’
[ɡəˈlant], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a man) flirt with (a woman)
(e.g: Mowbray was gallanting the Polish lady)
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Origin
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Middle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’
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