"excellency" meaning in English

See excellency in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: excellencies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English excellencie, from Latin excellentia. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|excellencie}} Middle English excellencie, {{der|en|la|excellentia}} Latin excellentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} excellency (countable and uncountable, plural excellencies)
  1. Synonym of excellence; the quality of being excellent. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: excellence [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: pre-excellency
    Sense id: en-excellency-en-noun-m6q66PoH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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