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munificences

munificences is the plural of munificence.

Meaning of munificence

Noun (1)

munificence (usually uncountable, plural munificences)

  1. (usually) The quality of being munificent; generosity.
    • Now the happy king laid the forehead of thankſgiving upon the duſt of gratitude; he opened the doors of his wealth to the four winds, and enriched the world, at once, with his munificence.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 3

Noun (2)

munificence

  1. (obsolete) Means of defence; fortification.
    • Untill that Locrine for his Realmes defence,
      Did head against them make and strong munificence1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Questions about munificences

What is munificences the plural of?
Munificences is the plural of munificence.

Words near munificences in the dictionary

  1. munidopsids
  2. munier
  3. muniers
  4. munies
  5. munificence
  6. munificences
  7. munificencies
  8. munificency
  9. munificent
  10. munificently
  11. munified

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