The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gait \Gait\, n. [See Gate a way.]
   1. A going; a walk; a march; a way.
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            Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor folks
            pass.                                 --Shak.
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   2. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while
      moving.
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            'T is Cinna; I do know him by his gait. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gait
    n 1: the rate of moving (especially walking or running) [syn:
         pace, gait]
    2: a horse's manner of moving
    3: a person's manner of walking