Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Vigilant

Vigilant , adjective

[Latin vigilans, -antis, present participle of vigilare to watch, from vigil awake: compare French vigilant. See Vigil.]

Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary.
Be sober, be vigilant. — 1 Pet. v. 8
Sirs, take your places, and be vigilant. — Shakespeare