Definition of "gallantry" in English

noun

1. courage.

   • 1926, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend', Penguin, Harmondsworth: 1992, p 98. 'I have the greatest respect for the young lady to whom you refer. She behaved on a certain recent occasion - on two recent occasions - with notable gallantry and resource, and I won't have her bally-ragged.'

2. chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women.

3. an instance of gallant behaviour or speech.