For*bear"ance (?), n.
The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.
He soon shall findForbearance no acquittance ere day end.
Milton.
2.
The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering.
Have a continent forbearance, till the speed of his rage goe slower.
Shak.
Syn. -- Abstinence; refraining; lenity; mildness.
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