gallant

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
2. 2
   Honorable.
3. 3
   Grand, noble.
4. 4
   Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
5. 5
   Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.

Noun

1. 1
   A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.
2. 2
   One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
3. 3
   A topgallant.

Verb

1. 1
   To attend or wait on (a lady).
2. 2
   To handle with grace or in a modish manner.
3. 3
   To conduct, escort, convey.
4. 4
   To behave in a gallant fashion; to act the gallant.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A census-designated place in Etowah County and St. Clair County, Alabama, United States, named after a pioneer settler.