Gallantry (noun): an act of marked courtesy, courteous attention to a lady.
According to Merriam-Webster the definition of gallantry is an act of marked courtesy, courteous attention to a lady. I encountered this word in the story, “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell. On page 154, it states, “And yet, said he, with the gallantry of a young politician. “for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies?””. When I encountered this word I was unsure of its meaning. I assumed gallantry meant talking mistreating or rude to the ladies because most of the men encounters within the story, they laugh at the women. They make a mockery of the way women are able to unfold the murder of Mr.Wright and continuously dismiss them. I see the meaning more clearly because the county attorney was showing signs of manner in this case because he was acting a politician. It would be improper in that formality to talk unkind to the women because of his future. He recognized the women, but, she still did not speak because in that time it was difficult for them to say what they were really thinking. The country attorney was with gallantry as a mark for courtesy.
