vigilance

English

/ˈvɪdʒɪlɪns/, /ˈvɪdʒɪləns/

noun
Definitions
  • Alert watchfulness.
  • Close and continuous attention.
  • (obsolete) A guard; a person set to watch.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vigilance derived from Latin vigilantia.

Origin

Latin

vigilantia

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