vigilant

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

VIG'ILANT, adjective [Latin vigilans.] Watchful; circumspect; attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety. Take your places and be vigilant Be sober, be vigilant 1 Peter 5:8.
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