All 3 Uses

forbearance
in
Dante's Purgatory -- translated by Norton
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—Examples of Forbearance seen in Vision.†
Canto T.O. *

forbearance = refraining (holding back) from acting OR patience, tolerance, or self-control
—Examples of Forbearance seen in Vision.†
Canto 12-22
Nor, though our going was swift, did my sweet Father forbear, but he said, Discharge the bow of speech which up to the iron thou hast drawn.†
Canto 23-33

forbear = refrain (hold back) from acting

Definitions:

(1) (forbearance)
patient tolerance or self-control; or holding back from taking action or enforcing a right

Today, the word, forbearance, is most commonly seen 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)
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