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valiancy

or val·iance

[ val-yuh n-see or val-yuh ns ]

/ ˈvæl yən si or ˈvæl yəns /

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noun

valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage.

Origin of valiancy

First recorded in 1565–75; vali(ant) + -ancy

Words nearby valiancy

valetudinarian, valetudinarianism, valetudinary, valgus, valhalla, valiancy, valiant, valid, validate, validity, valinda

Example sentences from the Web for valiancy

This is no light-mindedness that thou beholdest in me, but the valiancy that the Fathers have set in mine heart.

The Roots of the Mountains |William Morris
They gazed on her, and were overcome by her loveliness and grace, and by the kindness and valiancy of her heart.

The Water of the Wondrous Isles |William Morris
There is a close relationship between prevailing, valiancy, valency, and value.

Essays in Experimental Logic |John Dewey
Yet would she not cast aside all hope, but clad herself in her valiancy.

The Water of the Wondrous Isles |William Morris

But he declined all his offers; and after jousting with a knight who thought little of his valiancy, he returned to Rennes.

The History of Chivalry, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Mills