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largess

or lar·gesse

[ lahr-jes, lahr-jis ]

/ lɑrˈdʒɛs, ˈlɑr dʒɪs /

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noun

generous bestowal of gifts.

the gift or gifts, as of money, so bestowed.

Obsolete. generosity; liberality.

RELATED WORDS

gift, giving, philanthropy, donation, alms, aid, benefaction, endowment, charity, altruistic, benevolent, charitable, generous, thoughtful

Nearby words

Origin of largess

1175–1225; Middle English largesse < Old French; see large, -ice

Can be confusedlarge largess

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for largess

If rock and roll is doing its job, it should be an enemy of the state, not the recipient of its largess.
The Great Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Swindle|Nick Gillespie|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Most of that largess went to pay for advertising backing GOP candidates or attacking Democrats.
Exclusive: California Grand Jury Probing Shadowy Money Groups|Peter H. Stone|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Estimates have the paper operating at losses of tens of millions of dollars every year, made up by Adelson's largess.
Is The Israeli Press Only "Partly Free"?|Ali Gharib|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
During that robust year, Goldman employed 30,522 people and showered them with $20.2 billion of largess.
Wall Street’s Middle Class Suffers as Business Changes|Rob Cox|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

After all, she was the recipient of the largess at the center of this case, not a director or perpetrator of it.
Anatomy of John Edwards’s Admission: His Former Speechwriter Speaks|Diane Dimond|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She herself had lacked in naught—but the unworthy subject of the largess of her heart.
The Storm Centre|Charles Egbert Craddock
Every trader and student, indeed every man who had come with the army, took ample portion and share of bounteous gift and largess.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Certainly the commoner was never on an equality with the aristocrat, partly because he was dependent on the largess of the great.
The Evolution of Love|Emil Lucka
Largess is praised by the minstrels almost as much as bravery.
Life on a Mediaeval Barony|William Stearns Davis
The heralds finished their proclamation with their usualcry of "Largess, largess, gallant knights!"
Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year|E.C. Hartwell