Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Patience

Patience (pā"shens) , noun

[French patience, from Latin patientia. See Patient.]

1.
The state or quality of being patient; the power of suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs, as toil, pain, poverty, insult, oppression, calamity, etc.
Strengthened with all might,... unto all patience and long-suffering. — Col. i. 11
I must have patience to endure the load. — Shakespeare
Who hath learned lowliness From his Lord's cradle, patience from his cross. — Keble
2.
The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for something due or hoped for; forbearance.
Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. — Matt. xviii. 29
3.
Constancy in labor or application; perseverance.
He learned with patience, and with meekness taught. — Harte
4.
Sufferance; permission. [Obsolete] — Hooker
They stay upon your patience. — Shakespeare
5.
(Botany) A kind of dock (Rumex Patientia), less common in America than in Europe; monk's rhubarb.
6.
(Card Playing) Solitaire.