Forbearance \For*bear"ance\, n.
   The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.
   
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         He soon shall find
         Forbearance no acquittance ere day end.  --Milton.
   
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   2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward
      offenders or enemies; long-suffering.
      
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            Have a continent forbearance, till the speed of his
            rage goes slower.                     --Shak.

   Syn: Abstinence; refraining; lenity; mildness.
        
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