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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] diligentia, from diligent-, diligens
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : [[Perseverance|persevering]] [[application]] : assiduity
:b obsolete : speed, haste
*2 : the [[attention]] and care legally expected or required of a [[person]] (as a party to a contract)

[[Category: General Reference]]

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