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LARGESS
munificence, largess, largesse, magnanimity, openhandedness
(noun) liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
largess, largesse
(noun) a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
largess (usually uncountable, plural largesses)
Alternative spelling of largesse.
Anagrams
• Glasser, Slagers, glasser
Source: Wiktionary
Lar"gess, Lar"gesse, n. Etym: [F. largesse, fr. large. See Large, a.]
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 Edition
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