Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GAL'LANT-RY, n. [Sp. galanteria; Fr. galanterie.]

1. Splendor of appearance; show; magnificence; ostentatious finery. [Obsolete or obsolescent.] – Waller.
2. Bravery; courageousness; heroism; intrepidity. The troops entered the fort with great gallantry.
3. Nobleness; generosity. – Glanville.
4. Civility or polite attention to ladies.
5. Vicious love or pretensions to love; civilities paid to females for the purpose of winning favors; hence, lewdness; debauchery.