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\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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