galant

British  

/ ɡəˈlɑːnt /

noun

1. an 18th-century style of music characterized by homophony and elaborate ornamentation

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Etymology

Origin of galant

C17: from Old French galant, from galer to make merry, from gale enjoyment, pleasure

Example Sentences

Mr Galant's plan also outlined how the Israeli military aims to proceed in the next phase of the war in Gaza.

From BBC

The Indian Ocean slave trade, though smaller than the Atlantic slave trade, was no less brutal, said Shanaaz Galant, who curated the slavery exhibit at the lodge, now a museum.

From New York Times

There are still many gaps in the story, said Mr. Galant, “because of so much official erasure of who the people were.”

From New York Times

The project is unique in “sewing that thread from the time of slavery all the way to the present,” said Shanaaz Galant, a curator at the Iziko Slave Lodge who will be collecting the oral histories in November and who, as a child, was told by her grandmother that their family was descended from slaves brought over from Java.

From New York Times

Galant: We made a choice to make this a verité character-driven film, and we didn't want it to be didactic, so whatever conclusions the audience makes is a reaction to our storytelling approach.

From Salon