Forbearance
Pronunciation : For*bear"ance
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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 goeShak.
Syn. -- Abstinence; refraining; lenity; mildness.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913