FORBEARANCE

forbearance. Forbearance, n. act of forbearing, delay, mildness

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