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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Promptitude \Prompt"i*tude\, noun [F., fr. L. promptitudo. See {Prompt}, adjective] The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands; alacrity; as, promptitude in obedience.
Men of action, of promptitude, and of courage. --I. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
promptitude
noun: the characteristic of doing things without delay [syn: {promptness}]
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