assiduity

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ASSIDU'ITY, noun [Latin assiduitas. See Assiduous.] 1. Constant or close application to any business or enterprise; diligence. 2. Attention; Attentiveness to persons. Assiduities, in plural, are services rendered with zeal and constancy.
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