Definition: (noun) Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence.
Synonyms: longanimity, patience.
Usage: Nevertheless, his army rebelled in Spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline.
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