Gallant has 11 different meanings across 3 categories:
Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
"The gallant gentleman spent an entire afternoon selecting the perfect silk cravat to match his morning coat."
A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.
"The gallant waiter insisted on carrying her coat despite her repeated protests."
To attend or wait on (a lady).
"He spent the entire afternoon gallantly waiting on his mother, carrying her bags and fetching her tea."
unflinching in battle or action
"a gallant warrior"
"put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
"He proved himself a gallant suitor by carrying her umbrella and insisting on paying for every course at dinner."
Brave, valiant.
"The knight bowed deeply as he helped the lady mount her horse, displaying his gallant nature toward all the women in court."
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
A surname.
"The local history club is hosting a lecture on Sir John Gallant, who was a famous knight in the thirteenth century."