ˈgaləntrē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: partly from gallant, adjective & noun + -ry and partly from French galanterie, from Middle French, from galant, adjective & noun, gallant + -erie -ery
1. obsolete : gallants
all the gallantry of Troy — Shakespeare
2. archaic : gallant appearance : fine or ostentatious display : splendor
3. : a markedly civil or courteous act or statement
4. : the conduct of a gallant: as
a. : marked civility or markedly courteous attention to a lady
his vivacious gallantry stole away the hearts of all the women — T.B.Macaulay
b. : markedly amorous attention to a female ; especially : such attention designed to win sexual favors
5.
a. : bravery, intrepidity, or fortitude (as against great odds) especially marked by dashing or heroic acts
the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces — G.C.Marshall
gallantry in action
b. : an instance of this
eyewitness's accounts of the rearguard gallantries and counterattacks … in the great retreat to the coast — Times Literary Supplement