[va-lwa for 1, 3; val-wah for 2] 
| 1. | a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589. |
| 2. | Dame Ni⋅nette de [ni-net] . de Valois, Dame Ninette. |
| 3. | a county in the Île de France, which became united to the French crown in 1167 and was established as a duchy in 1406. |
| Va·lois 1 (vāl'wä, väl-wä') A French ruling dynasty (1328-1589) that succeeded the Capetian line when Philip VI ascended to the throne. |
| Va·lois 2 (vāl'wä', väl-wä') A historical region and former duchy of northern France. A county from the 10th to the 12th century, it was an appanage of the royal house of Valois after 1285. |
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