GALLANTn.
A gay, sprightly man; a courtly or fashionable man.
1. A man who is polite and attentive to ladies; one who attends upon ladies at parties, or to places of amusement.
2. A wooer; a lover; a suitor.
3. In an ill sense, one who caresses a woman for lewd purposes.
GALLANTv.t.
To attend or wait on, as a lady.
1. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.