Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Excellency

(His). A title given to colonial and provincial governors, ambassadors, and the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. (Compare Luke i. 3.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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