noun, feminine/di.li.ʒɑ̃s/plural: diligences
diligence, conscientiousness; haste; stage-coach, diligence
“En arrivant à l'auberge, madame Bovary fut étonnée de ne pas apercevoir la diligence. Hivert, qui l'avait attendue cinquante-trois minutes, avait fini par s'en aller.” — When she reached the inn, Madame Bovary was suprised not to see the diligence. Hivert, who had waited for her for fifty-three minutes, had finally driven off.
Borrowed from Latin diligentia.