Manly courage, valour; manliness. Now rare (English regional).

Formerly: †the quality of being manly; manhood; virility; courage, valour (obsolete). Now Scottish: the state of being a man, adulthood.

Valour, courage, or fortitude. Obsolete.

Manliness, courage, valour; (esp.) these qualities collectively, perceived as pre-eminently belonging to or characterizing a man. Now archaic.

Virility, bravery, courage.

Manly qualities or characteristics; the type of strength, fortitude, or hardiness traditionally associated with men as opposed to women or children…

The quality of being manful.

Strength or excellence of character. Obsolete. rare.

A person (usually an adult male) regarded in terms of the qualities of courage, strength, or responsibility, etc., traditionally associated with…

The quality of having a strong or resilient character; manliness; hardiness.

plural (frequently as a mass noun). figurative and in extended use. See also phrases 5 and balls, n. Originally U.S. Virility, (manly) power or…