Gal"lant*ry (?), n.; pl.
Gallantries (#). [F. galanterie.]
1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious
finery. [Archaic]
Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . .
when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of
silver.
Fuller.
2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops
behaved with great gallantry.
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.
4. Gallant persons, collectively.
[R.]
Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of
Troy.
Shak.
Syn. -- See Courage, and Heroism.
