"Excellency" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Excellencies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Excellency (plural Excellencies)
  1. (used with His, Her or Your) A form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries. Categories (topical): Titles Synonyms: Excellence Derived forms: Excy, His Excellency, Her Excellency, Your Excellency Translations (Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries): سَعَادَة (saʕāda) [feminine] (Arabic), Txit (Basque), excel·lència [feminine] (Catalan), 閣下 (Chinese Mandarin), 阁下 (géxià) (Chinese Mandarin), excellence [common-gender] (Danish), excellentie [feminine] (Dutch), Excellence [feminine] (French), Exzellenz [feminine] (German), Εξοχότατος (Exochótatos) [masculine] (Greek), Εξοχοτάτη (Exochotáti) [feminine] (Greek), Ekselans (Haitian Creole), महामान्य (mahāmānya) (Hindi), Hr (Icelandic), Soilse [feminine] (Irish), Eccellenza [feminine] (Italian), 閣下 (kakka) (alt: かっか) (Japanese), ឯកឧត្តម (aek utdɑm) (Khmer), ឯកឧកញ៉ា (aek oknyaa) (Khmer), 각하 (gakha) (Korean), све́тлост (svétlost) [feminine] (Macedonian), екселе́нција (ekseléncija) [feminine] (Macedonian), eċċellenza [feminine] (Maltese), eksellense (Norwegian), عالیجناب ('âli-jenâb) (Persian), اعلیحضرت (a'lâ-hazrat) (Persian), ekscelencja [feminine] (Polish), Excelência [feminine] (Portuguese), Excelență [feminine] (Romanian), превосходи́тельство (prevosxodítelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), сия́тельство (sijátelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), ekscelenca [feminine] (Slovene), excelencia [feminine] (Spanish), mheshimiwa (Swahili), mtukufu (Swahili), excellens [common-gender] (Swedish), ใต้เท้า (tai thao) (Thai), ekselans (Turkish), ekselansları (Turkish), majesteleri (Turkish), مہامانی (mahāmānya) (Urdu)

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          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "mahāmānya",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "महामान्य"
        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "Hr"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Soilse"
        },
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "roman": "kakka",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
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          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ekseléncija",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "екселе́нција"
        },
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          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "eksellense"
        },
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "'âli-jenâb",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "عالیجناب"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "a'lâ-hazrat",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "اعلیحضرت"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ekscelencja"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Excelência"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Excelență"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prevosxodítelʹstvo",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "превосходи́тельство"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sijátelʹstvo",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "сия́тельство"
        },
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ekscelenca"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "excelencia"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "mheshimiwa"
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        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "mtukufu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "excellens"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "tai thao",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "ใต้เท้า"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "ekselans"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "ekselansları"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "majesteleri"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "mahāmānya",
          "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
          "word": "مہامانی"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "word": "His Excellency"
    },
    {
      "word": "Her Excellency"
    },
    {
      "word": "Your Excellency"
    }
  ],
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "saʕāda",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "سَعَادَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "Txit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "excel·lència"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "閣下"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "géxià",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "阁下"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "excellence"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "excellentie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "ylhäisyys (+ possessive suffix)",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "korkeus (+ possessive suffix)",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Excellence"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Exzellenz"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Exochótatos",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Εξοχότατος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Exochotáti",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Εξοχοτάτη"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "Ekselans"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mahāmānya",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "महामान्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "Hr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Soilse"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Eccellenza"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かっか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kakka",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "閣下"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "aek utdɑm",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "ឯកឧត្តម"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "aek oknyaa",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "ឯកឧកញ៉ា"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gakha",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "각하"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "svétlost",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "све́тлост"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ekseléncija",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "екселе́нција"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eċċellenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "eksellense"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "'âli-jenâb",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "عالیجناب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "a'lâ-hazrat",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "اعلیحضرت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ekscelencja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Excelência"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Excelență"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prevosxodítelʹstvo",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "превосходи́тельство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sijátelʹstvo",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сия́тельство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ekscelenca"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "excelencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "mheshimiwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "mtukufu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "excellens"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tai thao",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "ใต้เท้า"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "ekselans"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "ekselansları"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "majesteleri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mahāmānya",
      "sense": "Form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries",
      "word": "مہامانی"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Excellency"
}

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