The act of interceding; mediation; interposition
between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer,
petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or
others.
1. Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence. I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified myself for a nomenclator. Addison. 2. ...