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