Cau'tel, n.

noun

n. [Lat. cautela, from cautum, cavere, to be on one's guard, to take care.]

  1. Caution; prudence; wariness. [Obs.] Fuller.
  2. Cunning; craftiness; subtlety. [Obs.]

Do not, like the slothful servant, thy master's message with cautela and doubts. Latimer.