valiancy

[ val-yuhn-see ]

/ ˈvæl yən si /

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noun

valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage.

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Also val·iance

[val-yuhns] /ˈvæl yəns/ .

Origin of valiancy

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

Kid, with showy valiance, aimed an upward blow at the Swede's head.
The Walking Delegate|Leroy Scott
May God bless us, and teach us the true valiance, and may He spend us according to His will.
Oliver Cromwell|John Drinkwater
Mr. Widdecombe, however, with much valiance secured Mr. Chesterton.
Turns about Town|Robert Cortes Holliday
Young and weak, and wrong of sex for doing any valiance, long I lay by my father's body, wringing out my wretchedness.
Erema|R. D. Blackmore

To prove his valiance and to exercise his body in feats of arms he was on his way to a tourney, armed and fortified in his joy.
Tales from the Old French|Various