Valiantise
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being valiant; bravery, heroism. archaic, uncountable
"If brabling Make-Fray, at ech Fayre and Siſe, / Picks quarrels for to ſhow his valiantiſe, […]"
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More examples"If brabling Make-Fray, at ech Fayre and Siſe, / Picks quarrels for to ſhow his valiantiſe, […]"
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English vaillauntise, from Old French vaillantise, formed from vaillant (“valiant, brave”) + -ise (“denoting a state or quality”).
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