cour·age 
(kûrĭj, kŭr-)
(kûrĭj, kŭr-)n.
The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.
[Middle English corage, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *corāticum, from Latin cor, heart; see kerd- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]