vixilancia

Asturian

Etymology

Latin vigilantia

Noun

vixilancia f (uncountable)

  1. vigilance
  2. guard; guarding

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vigilantia; equivalent to vixilar +‎ -ancia.

Noun

vixilancia f (plural vixilancias)

  1. vigilance, watchfulness (the state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness)
  2. surveillance, security (close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion)

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