Val·iant a.
1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer. [Obs.]
2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.
A valiant and most expert gentleman. --Shak.
And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. --1 Sam. xviii. 17.
3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. “Thou bearest the highest name for valiant acts.”
[The saints] have made such valiant confessions. --J. H. Newman.
-- Val*iant*ly, adv. -- Val*iant*ness, n.
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