2. One fond of paying attention to ladies.
3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. Addison.
Note: In the first sense it is by some orthoëpists (as in
Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.
GALLANT
Gal*lant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallanted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gallanting.]
1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.
2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan. [Obs.] Addison.
GALLANTLY
Gal*lant"ly, adv.
Defn: In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.
GALLANTLY
Gal"lant*ly, adv.
Defn: In a gallant manner.