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Definition of Largesse

Largesse
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 Largesse 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...
- The Largesse of the Sea Maiden: Stories is a 2018 short story collection by Denis Johnson. It was published posthumously on January 16, 2018, by Random...
- "The Largesse of the Sea Maiden" is a short story by Denis Johnson. The work was first published in The New Yorker in 2014 and appears as the lead story...
- Detroit for any welfare money his family had received. A combination of this largesse and government intervention eventually put Louis in severe financial straits...
- greater power and influence through military might ... through economic largesse ... as a mediator in regional conflicts, and as a forceful and persuasive...
- with a budget of $15 million (equivalent to $190 million in 2023), the largesse of a small number of patrons in Congress. Vandenberg's goals were much...
- to plough fields". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 5 August 2020. "Sonu Sood's largesse continues, actor helps 100 TN students stranded in Moscow reach Chennai"...
- Portrait of Constantius II, dispensing largesse, from part 7 of the Barberini MS...
- Chirac's party. In 1991 Saddam threatened to expose those who had taken largesse from him: "From Mr. Chirac to Mr. Chevènement, politicians and economic...
- corporate power, he defended the seizure of corporations dependent on state largesse by workers and others. This tradition would continue through the 20th and...