rigour


rigour (http://definr.com/rigour)

     n 1: the quality of being logically valid [syn: cogency, validity,
           rigor]
     2: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
        [syn: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, severity,
         rigorousness]
     3: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness
        of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
        [syn: severity, harshness, rigor, inclemency, hardness,
         stiffness]