- diligency
- dil·i·gen·cy
English syllables. 2014.
diligency
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Diligency — Dil i*gen*cy, n. [L. diligentia.] Diligence; care; persevering endeavor. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diligency — ˈdiləjənsē, si noun ( es) Etymology: Latin diligentia : diligence I … Useful english dictionary
Bernard Palissy — (c. 1510 c. 1589) was a French potter and craftsman, famous for having struggled for 16 years to imitate Chinese porcelain. The date and place of Palissy s birth are not know for certain but are believed to be about 1510, either at Saintes or… … Wikipedia
-ancy — suffix forming nouns denoting a quality (constancy; relevancy) or state (expectancy; infancy) ({{}}cf. ANCE). Etymology: from or after L antia: cf. ENCY * * * ənsē, si noun suffix ( es … Useful english dictionary
