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Meaning of 'excellency' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Excellency [ n.]
- Excellence; virtue; dignity; worth; superiority.
- 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.

Meaning of 'excellency' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . excellency [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
Example in sentence:
  • a center of manufacturing excellence;
  • the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine
Meaning (2):
- a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'
Example in sentence:
  • Your Excellency

Nearby Words:

excalceate excalceation excalfaction excalfactive excalfactory excalibur excamb excambie excambion excambium

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