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vigilances

vigilances is the plural of vigilance.

Meaning of vigilance

Noun

vigilance (usually uncountable, plural vigilances)

  1. (usually) Alert watchfulness.
    • To-night she took her accustomed place; for, during the night, no vigilance could satisfy her but her own: any eye but hers might close in momentary forgetfulness.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 153–154
  2. (usually) Close and continuous attention.
    • But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.1837 March 4, Andrew Jackson, Farewell Address
  3. (obsolete, usually) A guard; a person set to watch.

Questions about vigilances

What is vigilances the plural of?
Vigilances is the plural of vigilance.

Words near vigilances in the dictionary

  1. vigilance
  2. vigilance committee
  3. vigilance committees
  4. vigilance man
  5. vigilance men
  6. vigilances
  7. vigilancies
  8. vigilancy
  9. vigilant
  10. vigilante
  11. vigilanteism

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