GALLANTRY
\ɡˈaləntɹˌi], \ɡˈaləntɹˌi], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˌi]\
Definitions of GALLANTRY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"
By Princeton University
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the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery.
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Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great gallantry.
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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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Gallant persons, collectively.
By Oddity Software
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Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery.
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Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great gallantry.
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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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Gallant persons, collectively.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Courage; chivalrousness.
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Politeness to women.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Splendour of appearance; show; bravery; nobleness; generosity; polite attention to ladies, sometimes with evil intent.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [French, Italian, Spanish] Showy appearance; magnificence; grandeur;—nobleness; generosity;—bravery; heroism;—civility or polite attentions to ladies; honourable courtship;—in a bad sense, lewdness; debauchery.
