transcription, транскрипция: [ sər-ˈvā-lən(t)s also ]
-ˈvāl-yən(t)s or -ˈvā-ən(t)s noun
Etymology: French, from surveiller to watch over, from sur- + veiller to watch, from Old French veillier, from Latin vigilare, from vigil watchful — more at vigil
Date: 1802
: close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) ; also : supervision