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Excellency

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Ex·cel·len·cy  (ks-ln-s)
n. pl. Ex·cel·len·cies Abbr. Exc.
Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for certain high officials, such as viceroys, ambassadors, and governors.

Excellency or Excellence
Noun
pl -lencies or -lences Your or His or Her Excellency a title used to address a high-ranking official, such as an ambassador
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Excellency - a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'; "Your Excellency"
important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
2.excellency - an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"
characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
Translations

Excellency [ˈɛksələnsɪ] n His Excellency → Su Excelencia
Excellency [ˈɛksələnsɪ] n His Excellency → son Excellence f
Excellency [ˈɛksələnsɪ] n His Excellency → Seine Exzellenz
Excellency [ˈɛksələnsɪ] n His Excellency → Sua Eccellenza

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These days past, when sending Your Excellency my plays, that had appeared in print before being shown on the stage, I said, if I remember well, that Don Quixote was putting on his spurs to go and render homage to Your Excellency.
"That," said the Sheikh of the village, "is a fox, O Excellency Our Governor.
Whereas, his Excellency the Governor has instructed us of his late resolution, respecting the matter proposed to the inhabitants, and has ordered us to communicate the same in person, his Excellency being desirous that each of them should be fully satisfied of his Majesty's intentions, which he has also ordered us to communicate to you, such as they have been given to him.
 
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