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valiantise

valiantise noun: the quality of being valiant; bravery, heroism.

Noun

valiantise (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The quality of being valiant; bravery, heroism.
    • If brabling Make-Fray, at ech Fayre and Siſe, / Picks quarrels for to ſhow his valiantiſe, […]1598, [Joseph Hall], “Sat. 4. Plus beau que fort.”, in Virgidemiarum. […], London: Richard Bradocke for Robert Dexter […], Lib. 4, page 31
    • A good knight and a valorous, / And in all courtesies approved, / That unto valiantise behoved.1884, John Payne, “The Romaunt of Sir Floris”, in The Masque of Shadows And Other Poems, new edition, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 148

Synonyms of valiantise

Forms of valiantise

alternative formvalyantise

Origin of valiantise

Inherited from Middle English vaillauntise, from Old French vaillantise, formed from vaillant (“valiant, brave”) + -ise (“denoting a state or quality”).

Questions about valiantise

What does valiantise mean?
Valiantise means the quality of being valiant; bravery, heroism.
What part of speech is valiantise?
Valiantise is a noun.

Words near valiantise in the dictionary

  1. valiance
  2. valiances
  3. valiancies
  4. valiancy
  5. valiant
  6. valiantise
  7. valiantly
  8. valiantness
  9. valiants
  10. valiaunce
  11. valiaunt

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