{ Lar"gess, 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.