gallant adj. (orig.=‘showy in appearance, smart’)
1.
loosely used as a gen. epithet of
praise=excellent, splendid, fine
AYL. I. iii. 120
“A
curtle-axe,”
Wint. I. i. 42
“a child,”
Cæs. IV. ii. 24
“ show”
; of a ship =noble, stately Tp. V. i. 237.
2.
chivalrous, full of
noble daring (the common S. use)
1H4 IV. iv. 26
“gallant
warriors.”
