DILIGENCE


Meaning of DILIGENCE in English

1. n.1 careful and persistent application or effort.

2 (as a characteristic) industriousness.

Etymology: ME f. OF f. L diligentia (as DILIGENT) 2. n. hist. a public stagecoach, esp. in France.

Etymology: F, for carrosse de diligence coach of speed

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.