excellency

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'
  2. noun an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels

Etymology

From Middle English excellencie, from Latin excellentia.

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