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Excellency
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Excellency has 2 senses
- excellency(n = noun.person) Array - a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'; "Your Excellency" is a kind of important person, influential person, personage
- excellency(n = noun.cognition) excellence - an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine" is a kind of characteristic, feature
Derived form adjective excellent1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Excellency, n.
- Excellence; virtue; dignity; worth; superiority. [1913 Webster]"His excellency is over Israel." [1913 Webster]"Extinguish in men the sense of their own excellency." [1913 Webster]
- A title of honor given to certain high dignitaries, esp. to viceroys, ministers, and ambassadors, to English colonial governors, etc. It was formerly sometimes given to kings and princes. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Excellency, n. (pl. -ies) (usu. prec. by Your, His, Her, Their) a title used in addressing or referring to certain high officials, e.g. ambassadors and governors, and (in some countries) senior Church dignitaries.
Etymology
ME f. L excellentia (as EXCEL)
ROGET THESAURUS
Excellency
Title
N title, honor, knighthood, highness, excellency, grace, lordship, worship, reverence, reverend, esquire, sir, master, Mr, signor, senor, Mein Herr, mynheer, your honor, his honor, serene highness, handle to one's name, decoration, laurel, palm, wreath, garland, bays, medal, ribbon, riband, blue ribbon, cordon, cross, crown, coronet, star, garter, feather, feather in one's cap, epaulet, epaulette, colors, cockade, livery, order, arms, shield, scutcheon, reward.
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