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Vigil 2001, SICAV, S.A.(finance)

vigil (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: vigile, from Latin vigilia 'staying awake, keeping watch', from vigil 'awake']
a period of time, especially during the night, when you stay awake in order to pray, remain with someone who is ill, or watch for danger
::Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
a silent political protest in which people wait outside a building, especially during the night
silent/candlelit vigil
::2000 demonstrators held a candlelit vigil outside the embassy.