valiant

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Ferdinand had honored him with so large a portion of his coveted regard, that no petty feelings on the part of the Spaniards, because he was a stranger, could interfere with his advancement; his friends, however, were mostly among the Arragonese; to Isabella, and the Castilians, he was only known as a valiant young warrior, and a marked favorite of the king.

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  1. adjective Possessing valor; brave.
  2. adjective Marked by or done with valor. See Synonyms at brave.
  3. noun A brave person.

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  • Ferdinand had honored him with so large a portion of his coveted regard, that no petty feelings on the part of the Spaniards, because he was a stranger, could interfere with his advancement; his friends, however, were mostly among the Arragonese; to Isabella, and the Castilians, he was only known as a valiant young warrior, and a marked favorite of the king. —  The Vale of Cedars
  • Originally, he had been bred for the Church; but this vocation he had happily forsaken long since, protesting with some show of reason that France at this particular time had a greater need of spears than of aves For the rest, Sir Adhelmar de Nointel was known as a valiant knight, who had won glory in the wars with the English. —  The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages
  • "But thy banished kin -- the valiant, the wise; they who placed thy lord on the throne?" —  Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 04
  • Only donkeys and mules are valiant, and they only till they are pushed up to the wall. —  Notes from the Underground
  • From London-town; though valiant were the twain; —  Orlando Furioso
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  1. Middle English, from Old French vaillant, from Latin valēns, valent-, present participle of valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English valiant, valyant, valliant, vailaunt, from Old French (and F.) vaillant, valant— Spanish valiente = Portuguese Italian valente, from Latin valen(t-)s, present participle of valere, be strong, be worth. Cf. Lithuanian wala, strength, Sanskrit bala, strength. From the same Latin verb are ult. valiance, valance, valence, valence, valency, vale, valediction, valetudinary, valid, invalid, valor, value, avail, countervail, prevail, convalesce, equivalent, prevalent, etc.
 

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