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vigilancy

vigilancy noun: vigilance.

Noun

vigilancy (usually uncountable, plural vigilancies)

  1. (archaic, usually) Vigilance.
    • this infinit confusion of opinions and sentences, which this goodly humane reason, by her certainty and cleare-sighted vigilancie brings forth in whatsoever it medleth withal […].vigilancy, II.12
    • When thou seest justice executed on any, thou maist inwardly take delight in his vigilancy, to punish offenders, because it tends to publique quiet, yet shew pity to the offender, and ever Constitute the defect of his morality, thy precaution.1890, Moncure D. Conway, George Washington's Rules of Civility

Forms of vigilancy

pluralvigilancies

Origin of vigilancy

From Latin vigilantia.

Questions about vigilancy

What does vigilancy mean?
Vigilancy means vigilance.
What part of speech is vigilancy?
Vigilancy is a noun.
What is the plural of vigilancy?
The plural of vigilancy is vigilancies.

Words near vigilancy in the dictionary

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

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