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largesse (n.)

also largess, "willingness to give or spend freely; munificence," c. 1200, from Old French largesse, largece "a bounty, munificence," from Vulgar Latin *largitia "abundance" (source also of Spanish largueza, Italian larghezza), from Latin largus "abundant, large, liberal" (see large). In medieval theology, "the virtue whose opposite is avarice, and whose excess is prodigality" [The Middle English Compendium]. For Old French suffix -esse, compare fortress. Related: Largation.

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Definitions of largesse from WordNet

largesse (n.)
a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously;
Synonyms: largess
largesse (n.)
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit;
Synonyms: munificence / largess / magnanimity / openhandedness
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