diligence (2 is mainly contextual)
1.
assiduity, esp. in service
1H6 V. iii. 9
“your accustom'd to
me,”
Ham. V. ii. 95
“all of
spirit,”
Cym. IV. iii. 20.
2.
speed, dispatch
Tp. I. ii. 304
“hence with ,”
Lr. I. v. 4
“If your be not
speedy”
; (quasi-personified)
Tp. V. i. 241
“Bravely, my
diligence.”
