Hypertext Webster Gateway: "largess"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
largess
n 1: a gift or money given (as for service or out of
benevolence); usually given ostentatiously [syn: {largesse}]
2: extremely liberal generosity of spirit [syn: {munificence},
{largesse}, {magnanimity}, {openhandedness}]
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