excellency

noun ex·cel·len·cy \-s(ə-)lən(t)-sē\

plural ex·cel·len·cies

Definition of EXCELLENCY

: excellence; especially : outstanding or valuable quality —usually used in plural <so crammed, as he thinks, with excellencies — Shakespeare>

—used as a title for high dignitaries of state (as a governor or an ambassador) or church (as a Roman Catholic archbishop or bishop)

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15th century

Synonyms: cardinal virtue, distinction, excellence, grace, merit, value, virtue

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