noun

Excellency

EHK-suh-luhn-see

noun

A formal title used to address certain high officials, such as ambassadors or governors.

"The delegates greeted the ambassador as "Your Excellency.""

How to Use Excellency

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA respectful title for a high-ranking official.

Common pairings

Your Excellency His Excellency

Excellencies plural, excellencies plural

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From Latin excellentia, the same root as "excellence."

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