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Largess
Pronunciation : Lar"gess, Lar"gesse
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. largesse, fr. large. See Large, a.]
Definition : 1. Liberality; generosity; bounty. [Obs.] Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. Chaucer.
2. A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed. The heralds finished their proclamation with their usual cry of "Largesse, largesse, gallant knights!" and gold and silver pieces were showered on them from the galleries. Sir W. Scott.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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