Vaivode, Waywode=Voivode.
Vakass, va-kas′, n. a semicircular eucharistic vestment in Armenian use—also called Ephod.
Vake, vāk, v.i. (Scot.) to be vacant.
Vakeel, Vakil, va-kēl′, n. a native attorney or agent in the East Indies. [Hind.,—Ar. vakīl.]
Valance, val′ans, n. hanging drapery for a bed, &c.—also Val′ence.—v.t. to decorate with such. [From Valence—L. Valentia, in France.]
Valdenses=Waldenses.
Vale, vāl, n. a tract of low ground, esp. between hills: a valley. [Fr. val—L. vallis, a vale.]
Valediction, val-ē-dik′shun, n. a farewell.—adj. Valedic′tory, saying farewell: farewell: taking leave.—n. a farewell oration spoken at American graduations by the graduating person of highest rank, often called the Valedictō′rian. [L. valedicĕre, -dictum—vale, farewell, dicĕre, to say.]
Valence, vā′lens, n. (chem.) the combining power of an element, or the proportion in which it forms a combination with another.—Also Vā′lency. [From L. valēre, to be strong.]
Valenciennes, va-long-si-enz′, n. a kind of lace made at Valenciennes in France.