n.
Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany.
n.
The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor.
a.
Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer.
a.
Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.
a.
Performed with valor or bravery; heroic.
a.
Strong; powerful; efficient.
a.
Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection.
a.
Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage.
v. t.
To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.
n.
The act of giving validity.
n.
The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection.
n.
Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title.
adv.
In a valid manner; so as to be valid.
n.
The quality or state of being valid.
n.
A tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bunghole.
n.
A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles, etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau.
n.
One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and beautiful, who presided over battle and marked out those who were to be slain, and who also ministered at the feasts of heroes in Valhalla.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Valkyrias; hence, relating to battle.