Definition of "gallant" in English

adjective

1. Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.

2. Honorable.

3. Grand, noble.

4. (obsolete) Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.

adjective

1. Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.

noun

1. (dated) A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.

2. One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.

3. (nautical) A topgallant.

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To attend or wait on (a lady).

   • to gallant ladies to the play

2. (obsolete, transitive) To handle with grace or in a modish manner.

   • to gallant a fan

3. (transitive) To conduct, escort, convey.

4. To behave in a gallant fashion; to act the gallant.