excellency

[ ek-suh-luhn-see ]

/ ˈɛk sə lən si /

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noun, plural ex·cel·len·cies.

(usually initial capital letter)Also Excellence. a title of honor given to certain high officials, as governors, ambassadors, and Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops (preceded by his, your, etc.).

(usually initial capital letter) a person so entitled.

(usually initial capital letter) the title of the governor general of Canada while in office.

Usually excellencies. excellent qualities or features.

Origin of excellency

1275–1325; Middle English excellencie<Latin excellentia.See excellent, -ency

OTHER WORDS FROM excellency

su·per·ex·cel·len·cy, noun, plural su·per·ex·cel·len·cies.

Words nearby excellency

exceedance, exceeding, exceedingly, excel, excellence, excellency, excellent, excelsior, Excelsior Springs, excementosis, except

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Example sentences from the Web for excellency

Now the correspondents brazenly asked the president for permission to “dedicate it to your excellency.”
How a Racist Newspaper Defeated Lincoln in New York in the 1864 Election|Harold Holzer|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Quite how a full-scale civil war can avoid being “politicized,” His Excellency failed to enlighten the chamber.
The U.N. Session on Censuring Syria Brings Out the World’s Thugs|Andrew Roberts|August 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He looked at the title of the book; it was, His Excellency the Fool.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. II: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians|Ambrose Bierce
His Excellency the Governor and his advisors have thus shown their utter inability to understand the economic needs of the island.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919|Various

I can assure your Excellency I will convince the American that his presence in the castle tonight is quite unnecessary.
The Ghost Breaker|Paul Dickey
His Excellency bowed; the parvenu humbled himself lower than the earth; then they conversed for a moment.
The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2)|Alphonse Daudet
“There is the garden beneath the trees, Excellency,” said the Sheikh.
In the Mahdi's Grasp|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for excellency

Excellency

Excellence

/ (ˈɛksələnsɪ) /

noun plural -lencies or -lences

(usually preceded by Your, His, or Her) a title used to address or refer to a high-ranking official, such as an ambassador or governor

RC Church a title of bishops and archbishops in many non-English-speaking countries

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单词	excellency
释义	excellency [ ek-suh-luhn-see ] / ˈɛk sə lən si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR excellency ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ex·cel·len·cies. (usually initial capital letter)Also Excellence. a title of honor given to certain high officials, as governors, ambassadors, and Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops (preceded by his, your, etc.). (usually initial capital letter) a person so entitled. (usually initial capital letter) the title of the governor general of Canada while in office. Usually excellencies. excellent qualities or features. Origin of excellency 1275–1325; Middle English excellencie<Latin excellentia.See excellent, -ency OTHER WORDS FROM excellency su·per·ex·cel·len·cy, noun, plural su·per·ex·cel·len·cies. Words nearby excellency exceedance, exceeding, exceedingly, excel, excellence, excellency, excellent, excelsior, Excelsior Springs, excementosis, except Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excellency Now the correspondents brazenly asked the president for permission to “dedicate it to your excellency.” How a Racist Newspaper Defeated Lincoln in New York in the 1864 Election\|Harold Holzer\|May 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Quite how a full-scale civil war can avoid being “politicized,” His Excellency failed to enlighten the chamber. The U.N. Session on Censuring Syria Brings Out the World’s Thugs\|Andrew Roberts\|August 11, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He looked at the title of the book; it was, His Excellency the Fool. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. II: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians\|Ambrose Bierce His Excellency the Governor and his advisors have thus shown their utter inability to understand the economic needs of the island. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919\|Various I can assure your Excellency I will convince the American that his presence in the castle tonight is quite unnecessary. The Ghost Breaker\|Paul Dickey His Excellency bowed; the parvenu humbled himself lower than the earth; then they conversed for a moment. The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Alphonse Daudet “There is the garden beneath the trees, Excellency,” said the Sheikh. In the Mahdi's Grasp\|George Manville Fenn British Dictionary definitions for excellency Excellency Excellence / (ˈɛksələnsɪ) / noun plural -lencies or -lences (usually preceded by Your, His, or Her) a title used to address or refer to a high-ranking official, such as an ambassador or governor RC Church a title of bishops and archbishops in many non-English-speaking countries Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to excellency dignity, talent, integrity, value, benefit, excellence, virtue, stature, quality, worthiness, supremacy, evolution, accomplishment, precision, ideal, superiority, purity, fulfillment, transcendence, kind
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