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

Largess \Lar"gess\, Largesse \Lar"gesse\ (l[aum]r*j[e^]s" or
   l[aum]r"j[e^]s), n. [F. largesse, fr. large. See Large, a.]
   1. Liberality; generosity; bounty. [Obs.]
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            Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. --Chaucer.
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   2. A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed.
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            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.
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