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Definition of gallant
(Entry 1 of 4)
1 : a young man of fashion
gallant
adjectiveDefinition of gallant (Entry 2 of 4)
gallant
verbgallanted; gallanting; gallants
Definition of gallant (Entry 3 of 4)
1 : to pay court to (a lady) : attend used to gallant her in his youth— Washington Irving
2 obsolete : to manipulate (a fan) in a modish manner
: to pay court to ladies
Gallant
biographical nameDefinition of Gallant (Entry 4 of 4)
Mavis 1922–2014 originally Mavis de Trafford Young Canadian-French writer
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