valour

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor. Doublet of valure.

Pronunciation

Noun

valour (usually uncountable, plural valours) (British spelling)

  1. Individually sustained verve or passion.
    'Valor' wins the battle, not death!
  2. Value; worth.
  3. Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness
    Synonyms: bravery, courage, prowess, intrepidity
  4. (dated) A brave man; a man of valour.

Derived terms

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁-‎ (2 c, 0 e)

Translations

value — see value

Anagrams

Old French

Noun

valour oblique singular, f (oblique plural valours, nominative singular valour, nominative plural valours)

  1. Late Anglo-Norman spelling of valur
    Flatour est un soubtil enchanteour;
    Car par son vein enchantement
    Fait croire au dame et au seignour
    Que sur tous autres de valour
    Sont plus digne et plus excellent.
    Flattery is a subtle enchanter,
    For by its vain enchantment
    It makes damsels and lords alike believe
    That above all other valorous people
    Are more worthy and more excellent.
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