Main Entry:

lar·gesse

Variant(s):

also lar·gess \lär-ˈzhes, lär-ˈjes also ˈlär-ˌjes\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English largesse, from Anglo-French, from large

Date:

13th century

1: liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior ; also : something so given2: generosity