diligence

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
2. 2
   The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.
3. 3
   Carefulness, in particular, the necessary care appropriate to a particular task or responsibility.
4. 4
   A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.
5. 5
   The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.