gallant: Meaning and Definition of

gal•lant

1. brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
2. exceptionally polite and attentive to women; courtly.
3. stately; grand: a gallant pageant.
4. showy, colorful, or stylish, as in dress; magnificent.
5. amorous; amatory.

1. a brave, noble-minded, or chivalrous man.
2. a man exceptionally attentive to women.
3. a stylish and dashing man.
4. a suitor or lover.
5. a paramour.

1. to court or act as a lover of (a woman).
2. to escort (a woman).

1. to attend or pay court as a gallant.

Gal•lant

1. born 1922, Canadian short-story writer.