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Thesaurus: excellency

Excellence; virtue; dignity; worth; superiority.

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  1. n. Excellence; virtue; dignity; worth; superiority.
  2. n. 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.
  3. n. a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by ‘Your’ or ‘His’ or ‘Her’
  4. n. an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
  5. 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.
  6. n. a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'