Posted on March 11, 2019 by Heather Adams

Word of the Week: Gallant

Word of the Week: Gallant

gallant

[gal-uhnt]

(adjective)

Gallant means brave, spirited, noble-minded or chivalrous.

How gallant it is when a person sacrifices for another!

(Old French) galer – to amuse oneself, make merry

First used in 1350

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The Word of the Week (WOW) program was inaugurated at the Muhlenberg School District in 2010 and for the past eight years, the school district, local community and beyond have been involved in promoting literacy through the Word of the Week (WOW) vocabulary initiative.

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