Definition of "gallants" []

• Plural form of gallant. (noun)

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• "Are the audience of a play-house, which are generally persons of honour, noblemen, and ladies, or, at worst, as one of your authors calls his gallants, men of wit and pleasure about the town [20], -- are these the rabble of Mr Hunt?"
• "The settlers of 1607, 1608 and 1609 were almost entirely swept out of existence, and not one in fifty of these "gallants" survived to found families."
• "Her fore and main tops'ls and to'gallants'ls were set, as also were her lower stays'ls and royals."