† perdiligencen.
Obsolete. rare.
The quality of being very diligent.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > studious care or diligence
yernfulnesseOE
swinkfulnessOE
diligencec1374
applying?c1430
diligencya1513
diligentness1530
sedulity1542
application1543
assiduity1605
sedulousness1622
navity1623
assiduousness1637
intention1638
apply1681
perdiligence1694
painstakingness1917
1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xxiii. 105 Your..Industry internected with perdiligent Sedulity, and sedulous Perdiligence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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