Noun

(en-noun)

Alert watchfulness.

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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.}}

Close and continuous attention.

* 1837 March 4, (Andrew Jackson), Farewell Address

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.

Noun

(en-noun)

(archaic) Vigilance.

*vigilancy, II.12:

*: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.

*{{quote-book, year=1890, author=Moncure D. Conway, title= George Washington's Rules of Civility

, passage=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.}}

*{{quote-book, year=1914, author=Clare Howard, title= English Travellers of the Renaissance

, passage=Any simple, improvident, and foolish youth would be stirred up to vigilancy by a few experiences with "the subtlety of spies, the wonderful cunning of Inn-keepers and baudes and the great danger of his life."}}

*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=Various, title= Great Pirate Stories

, passage=Thus the vigilancy and care of Captain Morgan was not sufficient to prevent every accident.}}