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