单词 | vigilancy |
释义 | † vigilancyn. Obsolete. 1. = vigilance n. 1 (Very common c1550–1700.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [noun] wareness971 i-warnessa1250 awaitc1374 watch14.. circumspecta1513 vigilancy1537 vigilance1570 advigilancy1577 wait?1578 vigilantnessa1599 lookout1599 watchfulness1611 alert1801 wakefulness1830 outlook1879 monitoring1924 the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [noun] > closeness of observation vigilancy1537 vigilance1570 watchfulness1611 sharpness1823 1537 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 97 For your vigilancy..touching the investigacion of th'occurrantes there. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 3 If we..should by our vigilancie, fynde out suche misteries. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 382 Wee must labour..to quench such inclinations, as much as wee can, through sobrietie, vigilancie, and continuall practise to the contrary. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia vi. 237 Our vigilencies..preuented the aduantage they expected. 1650 A. Weldon Court & Char. King James , 29 Endearing himself to the King by shewing his diligence and vigilancy for his safety. 1686 F. Spence tr. A. Varillas Ἀνεκδοτα Ἑτερουιακα 65 While he was..labouring at this with that indefatigable vigilancy that made him subdue so many places. 1707 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) II. 367 The Consideration of the Vigilancy of his Enemies. 1767 E. Carter Let. 29 June in Series of Lett. E. Carter & C. Talbot (1808) II. 152 My material constitution cannot possibly subsist in a state of perpetual vigilancy. 2. = vigilance n. 2. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > wakefulness or sleeplessness > specific inability to sleep watchfulness1596 insomnia1623 sleeplessness1646 vigilancy1657 vigily1665 vigilia1728 vigilance1749 insomnolence1822 insomnolencya1843 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Hhhh2v This Antidote..takes away too much vigilancy, and restrains fury. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1537 |
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