Găl'lant-ry, n.
n. [Fr. galanterie, It. & Sp. galanteria. See GALLANT.]
Sense 1. Splendor of appearance; show; magnificence; ostentatious finery. [Obs.]
Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver. Fuller.
I went to Hyde Park, where was his majesty and abundance of gallantry. Evelyn.
Sense 2. Bravery; courageousness; heroism; intrepidity; as, the troops attacked the fort with great gallantry.
Sense 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.
Sense 4. Gallant persons; brave men;—used collectively. [Obs.]
Hector, Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy. Shak.
Synonyms—See COURAGE and HEROISM.