valour

== English == === Alternative forms === valor === Etymology === From Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor. Doublet of valure. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvælə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈvælɚ/ Rhymes: -ælə(ɹ) === Noun === valour (usually uncountable, plural valours) (British spelling) Individually sustained verve or passion. Synonym: prowess Value; worth. Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; a feeling of upstanding bravery against adversity. Synonyms: bravery, courage, prowess, intrepidity (dated) A brave man; a man of valour. ==== Derived terms ==== discretion is the better part of valour ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === louvar, ovular == Old French == === Noun === valour oblique singular, f (oblique plural valours, nominative singular valour, nominative plural valours) Late Anglo-Norman spelling of valur