1. (Cookery)
Defn: Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting; high-flavored.
2. (Sporting)
Defn: Showing an unyielding spirit to the last; plucky; furnishing sport; as, a gamy trout.
GAN
Gan, imp. of Gin. Etym: [See Gin, v.]
Defn: Began; commenced.
Note: Gan was formerly used with the infinitive to form compound imperfects, as did is now employed. Gan regularly denotes the singular; the plural is usually denoted by gunne or gonne. This man gan fall (i.e., fell) in great suspicion. Chaucer. The little coines to their play gunne hie (i.e., hied). Chaucer.
Note: Later writers use gan both for singular and plural.
Yet at her speech their rages gan relent. Spenser.
GANANCIAL Ga*nan"cial, a. [Sp., pertaining to gain, held in common, fr. ganancia gain.] (Law)
Defn: Designating, pertaining to, or held under, the Spanish system of law (called ganancial system) which controls the title and disposition of the property acquired during marriage by the husband or wife.