Both Uses of
forbearance
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- So strange an accident has happened to us that I cannot forbear recording it, although it is very probable that you will see me before these papers can come into your possession.†
p. 25.1 *forbear = refrain (hold back) from acting
- A scene has just passed of such uncommon interest that, although it is highly probable that these papers may never reach you, yet I cannot forbear recording it.†
p. 216.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(forbearance) patience, tolerance, or self-control
or:
refraining (holding back) from acting -- especially temporarily not collecting debt payments on a loanThe word, forbearance, is commonly used in the field of law to indicate that a legal right, claim or privilege is not being enforced. -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The form, forbears is typically a verb, but can be an alternate spelling of the noun forebears; i.e., ancestors. Note that these words put the emphasis on different syllables: for-BEARS v. FORE-bears