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largesse definition

lar·gesse or largess lar·gess′ (lär jes′, lär′jis)

noun

  1. generous giving, as from a patron
  2. a gift or gifts given in a generous, or sometimes showy or patronizing, way
  3. nobility of spirit

Etymology: ME largesse < OFr < large, large

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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