Main Entry: ¹ex·cess

Pronunciation: \ik-ˈses, ˈek-ˌ\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French exces, from Late Latin excessus, from Latin, departure, projection, from excedere to exceed

Date: 14th century

1 a : the state or an instance of surpassing usual, proper, or specified limits : superfluity b : the amount or degree by which one thing or quantity exceeds another <an excess of 10 bushels>
2 : undue or immoderate indulgence : intemperance; also : an act or instance of intemperance <prevent excesses and abuses by newly created local powers — Albert Shanker>

— in excess of : to an amount or degree beyond : over