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gallantry|ˈgæləntrɪ|
[ad. F. galanterie, f. galant gallant a. and n.: see -ery.]
†1. Gallants collectively; gentry, fashionable people. Obs.
1606Shakes. Tr. & Cr. iii. i. 149 Hector..and all the gallantry of Troy. a1635Naunton Fragm. Reg. (Arb.) 33 So were likewise the Civill wars of France..the Fence⁓schools that inured the youth and Gallantry of the Kingdom. 1660Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 357, I went to Hyde Park, where was His Majesty, and abundance of gallantry. 1688R. Holme Armoury iii. 209 1, I shall next proceed to give you some examples of Countrey fashions..not of the Gallantry of those Countreys..but of the commonalty.
†2. Fine or gay appearance or show, splendour, magnificence. Obs.
1613Purchas Pilgrimage vii. viii. 693 They liued miserably, yet for gallantry ware bones and peeces of dried flesh about their neckes. 1650Fuller Pisgah iii. i. 411 The old men..who could call to minde the greatness and gallantry of the former [Temple]. 1662Stillingfl. Orig. Sacr. Ep. Ded. A ij, They seem to envy the gallantry of Peacocks, and strive to outvy them in the gayety of their Plumes. 1724R. Welton Substance Chr. Faith 19 In whatever gallantry a man appears upon the stage, he must retire, and be undress'd. 1801Strutt Sports & Past. Introd. 5 The pomp and gallantry that we find recorded with poetical exaggeration in the legends of knight-errantry.
†b. A form of display or adornment; an elegant practice or habit. Obs.
1633A. H. Parthen. Sacra xvii. 191 The greatest gallantrie of Ladies, is to haue them [pearls] dangling at their eares by half dozens. 1650Bulwer Anthropomet. ix. 103 [They] bore holes in their Cheeks for a Gallantry. 1720Mrs. Manley Power of Love (1741) 16 Justs and Tournaments were then the greatest gallantry of the Age.
†c. concr. in pl. Pretty things, knick-knacks. Cf. F. galanterie. Obs.
1687Lond. Gaz. No. 2221/7 Great quantities of Sweet⁓Meats, Aqua-Frescas, and other Galantries. 1716Lady M. W. Montagu Let. to C'tess Mar 14 Sept., Besides these a set of fine china for the tea-table, enchased in gold, japan trunks, fans, and many gallantries of the same nature. c1720― Lett. (1837) II. 47 Every matron..saluted her with a compliment and a present, some of jewels, others of pieces of stuff, handkerchiefs, or little gallantries of that nature.
3. Bravery, dashing courage, heroic bearing.
1647Clarendon Hist. Reb. vi. §250 Sir John Berkly..with great diligence, and galantry, visiting all places in Devon..took many Prisoners of name. 1688in Gutch Coll. Cur. I. 379 The Bishops Council behav'd themselves in this weighty matter with a great deal of gallantry and plainness. 1769Junius Lett. xxv. 116 With the unpremeditated gallantry of a soldier. 1841Elphinstone Hist. Ind. II. 307 He defended himself with great gallantry. 1856Emerson Eng. Traits, Times Wks. (Bohn) II. 119 Hence, too, the heat and gallantry of its onset.
†b. A brave or gallant deed. Obs.
1652F. Kirkman Clerio & Lozia 190 He took the Bassa, and with this handful of men performed a world of gallantries. 1691Tate in Petty's Pol. Anat. Ep. Ded. A iij b, But a single Gallantry appear'd not sufficient for the Heir of Ormond. 1711Shaftesbury Charac. (1737) I. 20 The crusades, the rescuing of holy lands, and such devout gallantrys are in less request than formerly.
†4. Excellence. Obs.
1650Fuller Pisgah ii. xi. 228 The gallantry of his strength. 1657R. Ligon Barbadoes 87 It was a strong and lofty Plant, and so vigorous, as..to forbid all Weeds to grow very neer it; so thirstily it suck't the earth for nourishment, to maintain its own health and gallantry.
5. Courtliness or devotion to the female sex, polite or courteous bearing or attention to ladies.
1675Otway Alcibiades iii. i, I may believe it Gallantry, not Love. 1746W. Harris in Priv. Lett. Ld. Malmesbury I. 46 His Grace shows as much gallantry as ever to a certain maid of honour. 1825Lytton Zicci 11 Glyndon accosted Isabel with impassioned gallantry. 1841–4Emerson Ess., Love Wks. (Bohn) I. 78 From exchanging glances, they advance to acts of courtesy, [and] of gallantry.
†b. Loyalty, devotion (to a monarch). Obs.
1648Hamilton Papers (Camden) 190, I hope your Lops greate goodnesse and galantry to the King will defend him from so high a miserie.
6. A polite or gallant action or speech, a courtesy.
1673Dryden Marr. à la Mode ii. i, The prince..said a thousand gallantries. 1702Steele Funeral ii. (1734) 37 Here's the Lute..hold the Song upon your Hat..'Tis a pretty Gallantry to a Relation. 1737Pope Hor. Epist. ii. i. 145 The Soldier breath'd the Gallantries of France. 1838Dickens O. Twist xviii, To exchange a few gallantries with the lady. 1896Daily News 16 Oct. 5/2 Men are polite because they think women inferior to them. If they looked upon us as their equals, these stupid gallantries would cease.
7. The occupation or behaviour of a gallant.
1632Massinger & Field Fatal Dowry v. i, I'm of your sect, and my gallantry but a dream. 1665Boyle Occas. Refl. v. ix. (1845) 331 Those Excesses, that are misnam'd Gallantry. 1711Pope Temp. Fame 381 The men of pleasure, dress, and gallantry. 1714Addison Spect. No. 576 ⁋1 A range of broken Windows, and other the like Monuments of Wit and Galantry. 1880L. Stephen Pope iv. 101 His [Pope's] frame was not adapted for the robust gallantry of the time.
8. Amorous intercourse or intrigue.
1678Duchess of Cleveland Let. to Chas. II in Miss Berry Soc. Life Eng. & Fr. (1831) 91 All the world knew that all things of gallantry were at an end with you and I. 1704Swift Mech. Operat. Spirit in T. Tub, etc. 317 All Companions of great Skill and Practice in Affairs of Gallantry. 1774Chesterfield's Lett. (1792) I. Advt. 14 Gallantry with married women. 1774T. Hutchinson Diary 15 Sept. I. 242 She was not without a charge of gallantry. 1819Byron Juan i. lxiii, What men call gallantry, and gods adultery. 1874Pusey Lent. Serm. 28 Persons..notorious for their immorality (gallantry, the world calls it).
†b. An intrigue with one of the opposite sex.
1706–7Farquhar Beaux Strat. ii. i, The French are a People that can't live without their Gallantries. 1727Swift, etc. Mem. P.P. Misc. II. 272, I layed aside the powder'd Gallantries of my Youth. 1750Chesterfield Lett. (1774) III. 28 Every French woman of condition is more than suspected of having a gallantry. |