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Alt. of Largesse

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  1. a. Alt. of Largesse
  2. n. a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously
  3. n. liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
  4. 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.
  5. n:100 n. a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously