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Webster 1913 Edition

Vigilance

Vig′i-lance

,
Noun.
[L.
vigilantia
: cf. F.
vigilance
.]
1.
The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness.
2.
Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution; circumspection.
Cowper.
And flaming ministers to watch and tend
Their earthly charge; of these the
vigilance

I dread.
Milton.
3.
Guard; watch.
[Obs.]
“In at this gate none pass the vigilance here placed.”
Milton.
Vigilance committee
,
a volunteer committee of citizens for the oversight and protection of any interest, esp. one organized for the summary suppression and punishment of crime, as when the processes of law appear inadequate.

Webster 1828 Edition

Vigilance

VIG'ILANCE

,
Noun.
[L. vigilans. See Vigil.]
1.
Forbearance of sleep; a state of being awake.
2.
Watchfulness; circumspection; attention of the mind in discovering and guarding against danger, or providing for safety. Vigilance is a virtue of prime importance in a general. The vigilance of the dog is no less remarkable than his fidelity.
3.
Guard; watch.
In at this gate none pass the vigilance here plac'd.

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