gallantry
noun/ˈɡæləntri/
/ˈɡæləntri/
[uncountable] (formal)- courage, especially in a battle
- a medal for gallantry
- She praised the gallantry of the servicemen and women who had given their lives for their country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- outstanding
- conspicuous
- demonstrate
- show
- award
- medal
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- polite attention given by men to women
- ‘I like to think that gallantry isn’t dead,’ he said, kissing her hand.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘splendour, ornamentation’): from French galanterie, from galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.
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