valorous

[ val-er-uh s ]

/ ˈvæl ər əs /

having valor; courageous; valiant; brave.

characterized by valor: valorous deeds.

Origin of valorous

First recorded in 1470–80, valorous is from the Medieval Latin word valorōsus valiant. See valor, -ous

val·or·ous·ly, adverb val·or·ous·ness, noun non·val·or·ous, adjective non·val·or·ous·ly, adverb

non·val·or·ous·ness, noun un·val·or·ous, adjective un·val·or·ous·ly, adverb un·val·or·ous·ness, noun

Again, you will see no military awards made for valorous discretion in combat.

The Medal of Honor Disgrace |Brian Van Reet |March 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sometimes their valorous decoration or place of death is also listed.

On Memorial Day, a Soldier Honors the Fallen |Jonathan Raab |May 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
(the valorous;) rebaptize thee with a cudgel, and then hang thee.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Volume 62, No. 386, December, 1847 |Various
But death was slow to attack the valorous braves while the doable lay largely extended before them.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd

Everybody burst out laughing, and the valorous Sandy looked rather crestfallen.

The Boy Settlers |Noah Brooks
Bacon observes that the most valorous and generous nations scorn this practice.

Flowers of Freethought |George W. Foote
The valorous retreat of the French and their last-ditch stand on the Marne compelled admiration.

Woodrow Wilson and the World War |Charles Seymour