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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Excellency \Ex"cel*len*cy\, n.; pl {Excellencies}. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Excellency n : a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by Your or His or Her: "Your Excellency" [syn: {Excellency}]
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