Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Long-suffering \Long"-suf`fer*ing\, n.
   Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not
   easily provoked.

         The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering,
         and abundant in goodness and truth.      --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                  6.

Long-suffering \Long"-suf`fer*ing\, n.
   Long patience of offense.

         Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and
         forbearance and long-suffering?          --Rom. ii. 4.

Source : WordNet®

long-suffering
     adj : patiently enduring continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring
           disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife"
           [syn: {enduring}]
     n : patient endurance of pain or unhappiness [syn: {long-sufferance}]