vaillant

== French == === Etymology === Old present participle of the verb valoir (compare the modern form valant): from Old French vaillant, from Latin valentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /va.jɑ̃/ Homophone: vaillants Rhymes: -jɑ̃ === Adjective === vaillant (feminine vaillante, masculine plural vaillants, feminine plural vaillantes) (obsolete) valuable, which has legal tender ne pas avoir un sou vaillant ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) valiant Synonyms: brave, courageux à cœur vaillant rien d'impossible ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (Quebec, Acadia) hardworking (Louisiana) nice (Louisiana) healthy ==== Derived terms ==== vaillamment ==== Related terms ==== valoir === Further reading === “vaillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Alternative forms === vaillaunt, vailaunt, valiaunt, vaylant (Anglo-Norman) vailliant, vailant === Etymology === From Latin valentem, accusative singular of valēns. === Adjective === vaillant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vaillant or vaillante) valuable; having value valiant; brave === Verb === vaillant present participle of valoir ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: valiant French: vaillant