\Val"or\, n. [OE. valour, OF. valor, valur, valour, F.
valeur, LL. valor, fr. L. valere to be strong, or worth. See
{Valiant}.] [Written also {valour}.]
1. Value; worth. [Obs.] ``The valor of a penny.'' --Sir T.
   More.
2. Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which
   enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal
   bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.
         For contemplation he and valor formed. --Milton.
         When valor preys on reason, It eats the sword it
         fights with.                          --Shak.
         Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor. --B.
                                               Jonson.
3. A brave man; a man of valor. [R.] --Ld. Lytton.
Syn: Courage; heroism; bravery; gallantry; boldness;
     fearlessness. See {Courage}, and {Heroism}.