What does the word gait mean in to kill a mockingbird

I think it is a way of how someone walks

The Honorable: Zaroff.  Despite the barbaric intent of General Zaroff's desire to hunt human beings, he still displays a sense of honor and chivalry that he must have maintained from his military days. When he announces that he plans to hunt Rainsford that night, Rainsford wonders what he can expect if the impossible happens--if he wins

Rainsford the Soldier:  Rainsford's war service is never directly discussed, but a single allusion suggests that he was also a World War I veteran.

Rainsford the Killer:   We don't know for certain that Rainsford killed Zaroff, but it can be inferred that he had reverted to a savage himself by the final line of the story: