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Excellency(dictionary)
HIS EXCELLENCY(law)

excellency (iou)



excellency noun. ME.
[Latin excellentia: see EXCELLENCE, -ENCY.]
= EXCELLENCE 1. Now rare or obsolete. ME.
b. Something that excels or takes the highest place; the best of. Only in 17.
(Usu. Excellency.) A designation of an important personage or dignitary; spec. the title of respect given to ambassadors, governors, and (US) Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops. Chiefly with possess. adjective M16.
W. Whiston His Excellency the Muscovite Ambassador.
= EXCELLENCE 2. Now rare. E17.
b. The thing that makes something excellent. M17-E19.