Intelligence

1. The capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.
2. The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.
3. Knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study, research, or experience; general information.
4. Information communicated; news; notice; advice.
5. An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied to pure spirits; as, a created intelligence.
6. Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.