Gallant

·noun One fond of paying attention to ladies.

II. Gallant ·adj Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.

III. Gallant ·noun One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.

IV. Gallant ·adj Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.

V. Gallant ·noun A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood.

VI. Gallant ·vt To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.

VII. Gallant ·vt To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.

VIII. Gallant ·adj Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.