galliard
noun/ˈɡæliɑːd/
/ˈɡæliɑːrd/
- (in the past) a lively and complicated dance; a piece of music for this danceTopics Musicc2Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective meaning ‘valiant, sturdy’ and ‘lively, brisk’): from Old French gaillard ‘valiant’, of Celtic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 16th cent.
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