DILIGENCE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin diligentia, from diligent-, diligens Date: 14th century 1. persevering application ; assiduity , speed , haste , the attention and care legally expected or required of a person (as a party to a contract), II. noun Etymology: French, literally, haste, from Middle French, persevering application Date: 1742 stagecoach