gallantry
English
noun
Definitions
- courage
- chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women
- an instance of gallant behaviour or speech
Etymology
Borrowed from French galanterie affix from English gallant.
Origin
English
gallant
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gallant English
- gallanthood English
- gallantize English
- gallantly English
- gallantness English
- ungallant English
- ungallantry English
- Galanterie German
- galant French
- galanterie French
- galant Middle English
- galanta Esperanto