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val⋅or

  [val-er]
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–noun
boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle; heroic courage; bravery: a medal for valor.
Also, especially British, valour.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME valo(u)r < AF; MF valeur < LL valōr-, s. of valor worth, equiv. to L val(ēre) to be of worth + -or -or 1

Synonyms:
intrepidity, spirit. See courage.

Antonyms:
cowardice.
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val·or   (vāl'ər)   
n.  Courage and boldness, as in battle; bravery.

[Middle English valour, from Old French, from Late Latin valor, from Latin valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

valor 
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").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

valor

see discretion is the better part of valor.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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