magnificency

noun

mag·​nif·​i·​cen·​cy

-nsē

plural -es

1

obsolete : magnificence

2

archaic : something magnificent

—usually used in plural

it deserves to be mentioned among the rare magnificencies of ancient Rome

—Richard Lassels

Word History

Etymology

Latin magnificentia

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