Excellence
Pronunciation : Ex"cel*lence
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. excellence, L. excellentia.]
Definition : 1. The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue. Consider first that great Or bright infers not excellence. Milton.
2. An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue. With every excellence refined. Beattie.
3. A title of honor or respect; -- more common in the form excellency. I do greet your excellence With letters of commission from the king. Shak.
Syn. -- Superiority; pre?minence; perfection; worth; goodness; purity; greatness.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913