boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery: a medal for valor.
Also, especially British,val·our.
Origin: 1350–1400;Middle Englishvalo(u)r < Anglo-French;Middle Frenchvaleur < Late Latinvalōr-, stem of valor worth, equivalent to Latinval(ēre) to be of worth + -or-or1
c.1300, "value, worth," from O.Fr. valour "strength, value, valor," from L.L. valorem (nom. valor) "value, worth," from stem of L. valere "be worth, be strong" (see valiant). The meaning "courage" is first recorded 1581, from It. valore, from the same L.L. word. (The M.E.
word also had a sense of "worth or worthiness in respect of manly qualities").