EXCELLENCIES

Noun

Excellencies

plural of Excellency

Noun

excellencies

plural of excellency

Source: Wiktionary


EXCELLENCY

Ex"cel*len*cy, n.; pl. Excellencies (.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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