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gallant
What does gallant mean?
gallant (adjective): brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use gallant in a sentence?
- A gallant warrior. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does gallant come from?
From Middle English galant, galaunt, from Old French galant (“courteous; dashing; brave”), present participle of galer (“to rejoice; make merry”), from gale (“pomp; show; festivity; mirth”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women
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manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything
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of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous
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characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
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