SOLIC'ITUDE, noun [Latin solicitude] Carefulness; concern; anxiety; uneasiness of mind occasioned by the fear of evil or the desire of good. A man feels soliciude when his friend is sick. We feel solicitude for the success of an enterprise. With what solicitude should men seek to secure future happiness.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.