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 Excal’ibur (Ex cal [ce] liber [atus]).Excel’sior. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Ex’cellency (His).
 
A title given to colonial and provincial governors, ambassadors, and the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. (Compare Luke i. 3.)   1
 


 Excal’ibur (Ex cal [ce] liber [atus]).Excel’sior. 

 
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