Both Uses of
forbearance
in
Oliver Twist
- Mr. Brownlow paced the room to and fro for some minutes; evidently so much disturbed by the beadle's tale, that even Mr. Grimwig forbore to vex him further.†
Chpt 17forbore = refrained (held back) from acting
- If ... you appeal to my forbearance, and the mercy of those you have deeply injured, ...
Chpt 49 *forbearance = tolerance (to hold back from acting)
Definitions:
-
(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