valor

ˈva-lər 2 syllables uncommon

  1. noun. strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness: personal bravery

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Middle English valour "worth, worthiness, bravery," borrowed from Anglo-French valor, valur, inherited or borrowed from early Medieval Latin valor, from Latin val- (stem of validus "in good health, robust, having legal authority," valēre "to be well, have strength") + -or, noun suffix ,.

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