Definition for VAL'OR

VAL'OR, n. [L. valor; Fr. valeur; from L. valeo, to be strong, to be worth.]

Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; intrepidity; prowess. When valor preys on reason, / It eats the sword it fights with. – Shak. For contemplation he and valor form'd. – Milton. Ad valorem, in commerce, according to the value; as, an ad valorem duty.

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