gallant
adjective
brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous.
gallants
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pluralof gallant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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By Part 3, we are in Renaissance France, where gallants fight with one-handed swords in 1547.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2012
By the 16th century, Italian gallants had developed a light, delicately balanced rapier with the sharp point that enabled them to thrust instead of slice with the blade.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wellesley Senior Chris Godfrey finds them the perfect outfit when gallants pick her up for a date on a motorcycle.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two young purse-poor gallants pose as master and servant in order to wed wealthily.
From Time Magazine Archive
These men, a picked striking force of gallants, resumed the onslaughts of the previous afternoon.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
