"vigilancy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: vigilancies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vigilantia. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|vigilantia}} Latin vigilantia Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} vigilancy (usually uncountable, plural vigilancies)
  1. (archaic) Vigilance. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-vigilancy-en-noun-EQxc41Hd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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