Definition of Largesses

1. Noun. (plural of largesse) ¹

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Definition of Largesses

1. largesse [n] - See also: largesse

Lexicographical Neighbors of Largesses

largemouths
largen
largened
largeness
largenesses
largening
largenose
largens
larger
larger-than-life
larger bindweed
larger than life
larges
largess
largesse
largesses
largest
larget
largets
larghetto
larghettos
larghissimo
largifical
largiloquent
largish
largition
largo
largos
lari
lariat

Literary usage of Largesses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1892)
"The Count who Count of had charge of the Sacred (ie Imperial) Bounty, should Largesses. have been by his title simply the Grand Almoner of the Empire, ..."

2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"(66) Tlie games and largesses which crowned the pomp of this memorable festival may easily Lc supposed: but there is one circumstance of a more singular and ..."

3. History of the Romans Under the Empire by Charles Merivale (1865)
"... and gratifica the people with shows and largesses.—Dedication of the Julian Forum.—The war renewed by Cnaeus Pompeius in Spain. ..."

4. A General History of Rome from the Foundation of the City to the Fall of by Charles Merivale (1886)
"CHAPTER XLVI. Honors showered upon Caesar at Rome.—His four triumphs, his games and largesses.—Campaign in Spain. ..."

5. A History of Rome: Amply Illustrated with Maps, Plans, and Engravings by Robert Fowler Leighton (1885)
"The proletarians increased to an alarming extent, and by the largesses of corn and the enormous sums spent in public ..."

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