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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: galer 'to have a good time', from gale; GALA

gallant

1 adjective
     
gal‧lant1 old-fashioned
1 a man who is gallant is kind and polite towards women:
a gallant young man
2 brave:
a gallant attempt to save lives
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