excellency

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɛks(ə)l(ə)nsi/

noun (plural excellencies)

  • 1 (His, Your, etc. Excellency) a title or form of address given to certain high officials of state, especially ambassadors, or of the Roman Catholic Church: His Excellency the Indian Consul General
  • 2 archaic an outstanding feature or quality: the characteristic excellencies of Wordsworth’s poetry are listed

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'excellence'): from Latin excellentia, from excellere 'surpass' (see excel). Sense 1 dates from the mid 16th century