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diligence1
/dil"i jeuhns/, n.
1. constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent exertion of body or mind.
2. Law. the degree of care and caution required by the circumstances of a person.
3. Obs. care; caution.
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1300-50; ME deligence ( < AF) < L diligentia, equiv. to diligent- (s. of diligens) DILIGENT + -ia; see -ENCE]
/dil"i jeuhns/; Fr. /dee lee zhahonns"/, n., pl. diligences /-jeuhn siz/; Fr. /-zhahonns"/.
a public stagecoach, esp. as formerly used in France.
[1735-45; short for F carosse de diligence speed coach]
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large, four-wheeled, closed French stagecoach employed for long journeys. It was also used in England and was popular in both countries in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Diligences, some of which held up to 16 people, were divided into two or three compartments. The driver rode on a seat directly above the front wheels, on the same level as, but unattached to, the coach body, on a seat on the body, or postilion. A famous diligence line operated between Paris and Lyon.
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diligence — dil·i·gence / di lə jəns/ n: earnest and persistent application of effort esp. as required by law; also: care (1) see also due diligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
diligence — Diligence. s. f. Prompte execution. Travailler avec diligence, en diligence, en grande diligence. aller en diligence. user de diligence. On dit, Faire diligence. faire grande diligence, pour dire, Faire une chose promptement. Travaillez à mon… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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diligence — diligence1 [dil′ə jəns] n. [ME < OFr < L diligentia < diligens, prp. of diligere, to esteem highly, select < di , apart + legere, to choose, collect: see LOGIC] 1. the quality of being diligent; constant, careful effort; perseverance… … English World dictionary
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