gallant
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
From Old French galant (“‘courteous, dashing’”), present participle of galer (“‘make merry’”)
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gallant (comparative more gallant, superlative most gallant)
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honourable
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[edit] Etymology 2
From French
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gallant (comparative more gallant, superlative most gallant)
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gallant (plural gallants)
- (dated) fashionable young man, who is polite and attentive to women

