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Exʹcellency (His)

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A title given to colonial and provincial governors, ambassadors, and the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. (Compare Luke i. 3.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Ex Parte (Latin, proceeding only from one of the parties)
Ex Pede Herculem
Ex Post Facto (Latin)
Ex Professo (Latin)
Ex Uno Omnes
Exaltation
Exaltation of the Cross
Examination
Examiners (Public)
Excalibur (Ex cal [ce] liber [atus])
Excellency (His)
Excelsior
Exception
Exceptions prove the Rule
Exchequer
Excise
Exclusion
Excommunication
Excruciate
Excuse
Exeat (Latin, he may go out)