1. polite attention or courtesy shown to women
Usage: plural of gallantry
2. brave or heroic acts; courageous behavior
Usage: plural of gallantry

Examples

• His old-fashioned gallantries included opening doors and pulling out chairs.
• The knight’s gallantries were celebrated throughout the kingdom.
• She appreciated his small gallantries during their courtship.
• The soldiers’ gallantries in battle earned them medals of honor.
• Such gallantries seem outdated in modern society.
• The war memorial commemorates the gallantries of fallen heroes.