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Definition of Largess

Largess
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.

Meaning of Largess from wikipedia

- Generosity (also called largesse) is the virtue of being liberal in giving, often as gifts. Generosity is regarded as a virtue by various world religions...
- budgets on welfare. When the 'Golden Age' came to an end, such government largess proved problematic. In fact, the 'Golden Age' finally petered out in the...
- the exterior for Smallville High, since the school had the "mid-American largess" wanted by the filmmakers and was in keeping with Millar's idea that Smallville...
- ordered the release of criminals with great offence. Throughout the empire, largesses were bestowed over common people, and he set himself ready to visit Sikri...
- The comes sacrarum largitionum ("Count of the Sacred Largesses"; in Gr****: κόμης τῶν θείων θησαυρῶν, kómes tōn theíon thesaurōn) was one of the senior...
- Marxist research center at a German university and was funded through the largess of the wealthy student Felix Weil (1898–1975). Weil's doctoral dissertation...
- Chronograph of 354, Part 16: "Pupienus and Balbinus ruled 99 days. They gave a largess of 250 denarii. They were killed at Rome." Chronicon Paschale (7th century)...
- 68. Beach. Salt and Steel, p. 263. Largess and Horwitz. "USS Triton: The Ultimate Submersible," p. 179. Largess and Horwitz. "USS Triton: The Ultimate...
- court, and because many of the locals have bene****ed from her family's largess, they testify in her favor. She is cleared of all charges and meets with...
- reign of Alexios III (1349–1390) that Sumela received its most important largess: according to legend, the young Alexios was saved from a storm by the Theotokos...