Valiantise

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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, […]"

Example

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"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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