Mag-nĭf'ĭ-çĕnce, n.

n. [Lat. magnificentia, Fr. magnificence, Pr., Sp., & Pg. magnificencia, It. magnificenza. See MAGNIFIC.] The condition or quality of being magnificent; munificence; liberality; grandeur of appearance; greatness and splendor of show or state; pomp.

[Verona] can boast of possessing one of the noblest monuments of Roman magnificence now existing. Eustace.