Middle English Dictionary Entry

valent adj.
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Entry Info

Forms valent adj.
Etymology Prob. from L valens, -entis, ppl. of valēre; ?= ME vailaunt adj. (cp. OF valent, var. of vaillant).

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Worthy, excellent.
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