gallantry

n.; pl. Gallantries [ F. galanterie. ] 1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great gallantry. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Gallant persons, collectively. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy. Shak.

Syn. -- See Courage, and Heroism. [ 1913 Webster ]