excelse

Latin

Adjective

excelse

  1. vocative masculine singular of excelsus

Adverb

excelsē (comparative excelsius, superlative excelsissimē)

  1. lofty, high, tall
  2. exalted, elevated
  3. noble
  4. of high position/rank/reputation
  5. high pitched (sound/note)

References

  • “excelse”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “excelse”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • excelse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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