ˈgalliardism rare—1.
[f. galliard a. + -ism.]
= galliardise.
1745 Eliza Heywood Female Spect. (1748) III. 285 The phlegmatic disposition of the English can ill endure any galliardisms in the females belonging to them. |
ˈgalliardism rare—1.
[f. galliard a. + -ism.]
= galliardise.
1745 Eliza Heywood Female Spect. (1748) III. 285 The phlegmatic disposition of the English can ill endure any galliardisms in the females belonging to them. |
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