Gal″lant‐ry (?), n.; pl.Gallantries (#). [F. galanterie.] 1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery.
Guess the gallantry of our church by this... when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver. Fuller.
2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great gallantry.
3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue.
4. Gallant persons, collectively.
Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy. Shak.