gallant
noun/ɡəˈlænt/, /ˈɡælənt/
/ɡəˈlænt/, /ˈɡælənt/
(old-fashioned)- a fashionable young man, especially one who gives polite attention to womenWord OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.
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