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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valor \Val"or\, n. [OE. valour, OF valor, valur, valour, F.
valeur, LL valor, fr L. valere to be strong, or worth. See
{Valiant}.] [Written also {valour}.]
1. Value; worth. [Obs.] ``The valor of a penny.'' --Sir T.
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2. Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which
enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal
bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.
For contemplation he and valor formed. --Milton.
When valor preys on reason, It eats the sword it
fights with --Shak.
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor. --B.
Jonson
3. A brave man; a man of valor. [R.] --Ld. Lytton.
Syn: Courage; heroism; bravery; gallantry; boldness;
fearlessness. See {Courage}, and {Heroism}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
valour
n : the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic
courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he
showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for
valor" [syn: {heroism}, {gallantry}, {valor}, {valorousness},
{valourousness}, {valiance}, {valiancy}]
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