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Largess; Largesse
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Liberality; generosity; bounty. [Obs.] Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. Chaucer.
2. A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed. The heralds finished their proclamation with their usual cry of "Largesse, largesse, gallant knights!" and gold and silver pieces were showered on them from the galleries. Sir W. Scott.