val·iant (văl'yənt)
adj.

1. Possessing valor; brave.
2. Marked by or done with valor. See synonyms at brave.

n.
A brave person.

[Middle English, from Old French vaillant, from Latin valēns, valent-, present participle of valēre, to be strong.]

valiancy val'ian·cy or val'iance or val'iant·ness n.
valiantly val'iant·ly adv.

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