Obs.–0 [ad. L. excelsitās loftiness, f. excels-us lofty: see EXCELSE.] Height, altitude, loftiness; ‘haughtiness’ (Bailey folio, 1730–6).

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1623.  in Cockeram.

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1656.  in Blount, Glossogr.

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1721–1800.  in Bailey.

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1775.  in Ash.

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