excellency

USAGE NOTE
This word must begin with a capital letter in the sense shown in 2).
excellency
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la excelencia
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Many people come to Santa Fe to admire the excellency of the miraculous spiral staircase in the Loretto Chapel.Muchas personas vienen a Santa Fe para admirar la excelencia de la extraordinaria escalera de caracol en la Capilla de Loreto.
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(form of address)
a. la excelencia
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
His Excellency has just arrived. Prepare the tea.Su Excelencia acaba de llegar. Prepare el té.
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