transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvi-jəl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English vigile, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin vigilia watch on the eve of a feast, from Latin, wakefulness, watch, from vigil awake, watchful; akin to Latin vigēre to be vigorous, vegēre to enliven — more at wake
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : a watch formerly kept on the night before a religious feast with prayer or other devotions
b. : the day before a religious feast observed as a day of spiritual preparation
c. : evening or nocturnal devotions or prayers — usually used in plural
2. : the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary ; also : a period of wakefulness
3. : an act or period of watching or surveillance : watch
kept vigil at her bedside