Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Forbearance \For*bear"ance\, n.
   The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.

         He soon shall findForbearance no acquittance ere day
         end.                                     --Milton.

   2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward
      offenders or enemies; long-suffering.

            Have a continent forbearance, till the speed of his
            rage goe? slower.                     --Shak.

   Syn: Abstinence; refraining; lenity; mildness.

Source : WordNet®

forbearance
     n 1: good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence [syn: {patience},
           {longanimity}] [ant: {impatience}]
     2: a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges;
        refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was
        alarming"