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UK
/ɡˈæləntɹˌi/
]
[ US /ˈɡæɫəntɹi/ ]
[ US /ˈɡæɫəntɹi/ ]
NOUN
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the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
he showed great heroism in battle
he received a medal for valor - courtesy towards women
- polite attentiveness to women
How To Use gallantry In A Sentence
- As matched well, and rivalless for gallantry and force; Mediaeval Tales
- He was often breveted for gallantry, and became quartermaster general of the U.S. Army.
- Users can therefore search for medal awards (mainly gallantry and meritorious service awards), army and navy commissions, promotions, the naturalisation of an ancestor and much more during this crucial period in history.
- An incredible horror-barely mitigated by the gallantry award and hero's status he had earned by staking his own life.
- It's that time of year again, when thoughts turn to romance and gallantry.
- The George Cross is second only to the Victoria Cross and is the highest civilian award for gallantry, recognising that the recipient has put their life in extreme danger for the sake of others.
- She became the virtuous focus of masculine desire, the unmoved mover who stirred her subjects to acts of gallantry and heroism.
- For a certain portion of the passengers had the unmistakable excursion air: the half-jocular manner towards each other, the local facetiousness which is so offensive to uninterested fellow-travelers, that male obsequiousness about ladies 'shawls and reticules, the clumsy pretense of gallantry with each other's wives, the anxiety about the company luggage and the company health. Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing
- I must say again that I heartily admire your gallantry and youthfulness.
- He received a Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of the Wilderness despite subsequent controversial administration of the Elmira, New York, prison camp.