gallantry

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Come with us, wench;--the gallant Earl of Tyrone would sport himself bravely in thy bedchamber, pretty innocent If my gallantry were akin to mine office,--then, lady, would I spare thy bosom and mine own nature this extremity.

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  1. noun Nobility of spirit or action; courage.
  2. noun Chivalrous attention toward women; courtliness: "the air of faintly mocking gallantry with which he habitually treated mother” (Louis Auchincloss).
  3. noun The act or an instance of gallant speech or behavior.

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bravery ·  chivalry ·  generosity ·  courage ·  courtesy ·  fortitude ·  tact ·  frankness ·  boldness ·  friendliness ·  intrepidity ·  elegance
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  1. from Old French gallanterie, galanterie, French galanterie (= Spanish galantería = Italian galanteria), from galant, gallant: see gallant and -ry.
 

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