Definition of Gallantry. Meaning of Gallantry. Synonyms of Gallantry

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Definition of Gallantry

Gallantry
Gallantry Gal"lant*ry, n.; pl. Gallantries. [F. galanterie.] 1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic] Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver. --Fuller. 2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great gallantry. 3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue. 4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.] Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy. --Shak. Syn: See Courage, and Heroism.

Meaning of Gallantry from wikipedia

- Look up gallantry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gallantry may refer to: military courage or bravery Chivalry Warrior ethos Knightly Piety the quality...
- The Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross also known as the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross or Vietnam Cross of Gallantry (Vietnamese: Anh-Dũng Bội-Tinh) is a...
- The Gallantry Cross or Cross of Gallantry may refer to one of several military decorations: The Con****uous Gallantry Cross, awarded by the United Kingdom...
- Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM). If recipients of the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry received promotion within the order, whether for gallantry or...
- The Medal for Gallantry (MG) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force. It recognises acts of gallantry in action in...
- The Con****uous Gallantry Cross (CGC) is a second level military decoration of the British Armed Forces. Created in 1993 and first awarded in 1995, it...
- The Vietnam Navy Gallantry Cross (Vietnamese: Hải-Dũng Bội-Tinh) was a military decoration of South Vietnam which was issued during the years of the Vietnam...
- The King's Gallantry Medal (KGM), formerly the Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM), is a United Kingdom decoration awarded for exemplary acts of bravery where...
- the Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry (usually referred to as Empire Gallantry Medal, EGM). Of these medals, the EGM was awarded...
- Con****uous Gallantry Medal) is a medal instituted in 1962. It is awarded to any person in Singapore that has performed "an act of con****uous gallantry and courage...