Lionheartedness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being lionhearted; courage and magnanimity. uncountable

    "In the village itself his lionheartedness had been a legend ever since he had brained a burglar with a number seven iron, and the jury in Guildford had, despite the clear direction of the judge, resolutely declined to convict him for the use of unnecessary force."

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braverychivalrygallantryheroismmanhoodmanliness

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"In the village itself his lionheartedness had been a legend ever since he had brained a burglar with a number seven iron, and the jury in Guildford had, despite the clear direction of the judge, resolutely declined to convict him for the use of unnecessary force."

Etymology

From lionhearted + -ness.

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