<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.</li><li>Synonyms: intrepid, daring, bold, heroic, courageous, valorous.</li><li>Exceptionally polite and attentive to others, especially to women; courtly.</li><li>Synonyms: courteous, chivalrous.</li><li>Stately; grand: a gallant pageant.</li><li>Showy, colorful, or stylish, as in dress; magnificent.</li><li>Amorous; amatory.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A brave, noble-minded, or chivalrous man.</li><li>A man exceptionally attentive to women.</li><li>A stylish and dashing man.</li><li>A suitor or lover.</li><li>A paramour.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To court or act as a lover of (a woman).</li><li>To escort (a woman).</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To attend or pay court as a gallant.</li></ul>