Both Uses
diligent
in
The Taming of the Shrew
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- My lord, I warrant you we will play our part, As he shall think by our true diligence, He is no less than what we say he is.†
Scene 0.1diligence = hard work and care
- thou seest how diligent I am
Scene 4.3 *diligent = hardworking and careful
Definitions:
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(1)
(diligent as in: she is diligent) working carefully and steadily with effort and attention to detail
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More specifically in law, diligence or due diligence refers to the care or attention expected by the law in doing something such as fulfilling the terms of a contract.
More rarely, but sometimes seen in classic literature, a diligence is a public stagecoach.