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Excellency
Pronunciation : Ex"cel*len*cy
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : 1. Excellence; virtue; dignity; worth; superiority. His excellency is over Israel. Ps. lxviii. 34. Extinguish in men the sense of their own excellency. Hooker.
2. 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.
pl. Excellencies (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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