† galancien.
Obsolete. rare.
Delicacy, nicety.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [noun] > instance of
nicetya1450
galancie1581
nicery1605
refinement1683
delicacy1728
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety > strict decorum
formc1405
galancie1581
ceremoniousness1583
punctilio1596
formality1599
ceremony1603
punctuality1618
punctillea1648
complementalness1657
formalness1684
punctiliousness1685
nicety1693
ceremonial1749
square-toedness1846
punctiliosity1859
uptightness1969
1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxviii. 171 This is a point of such galancie, if my purpose were to praise them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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