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largess

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Largess \Lar"gess\, Largesse \Lar"gesse\, n. [F. largesse, fr.
   large. See {Large}, a.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

largess
     n 1: a gift or money given (as for service or out of
          benevolence); usually given ostentatiously [syn: {largesse}]
     2: liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and
        generous of spirit [syn: {munificence}, {largesse}, {magnanimity},
         {openhandedness}]
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