Both Uses of
forbearance
in
Hard Times
- Mrs. Sparsit sedately resumed her work and occasionally gave a small cough, which sounded like the cough of conscious strength and forbearance.†
Chpt 1.16 *
- But in our judgments, like as in our doins, we mun bear and forbear.†
Chpt 3.6
Definition:
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(forbearance) patience, tolerance, or self-control
or:
refraining (holding back) from acting -- especially temporarily not collecting debt payments on a loaneditor's notes: The word, forbearance, is commonly used in the field of law to indicate that a legal right, claim or privilege is not being enforced.