Both Uses
valor
in
Things Fall Apart
(Edited)
- "When did you become a shivering old woman," Okonkwo asked himself, "you, who are known in all the nine villages for your valour in war?"
p. 65.2valour = courageunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use valor.
- No clan can boast of greater numbers or greater valour.
p. 203.6 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(valor) exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger -- especially in battle
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)