† disˈgallant, v. Obs. rare.
[f. dis- 8 + gallant a.]
trans. To strip or deprive of gallantry or courage; to discourage, dispirit.
| 1599 B. Jonson Cynthia's Rev. iii. i, Sir, let not this discountenance or dis-gallant you a whit. 1640 H. Glapthorne Ladies Privil. i. Wks. (1874) II. 97, I would not have..the least Pimple in her countenance discompos'd, it does Disgallant a whole beauty. |