Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Indulgent \In*dul"gent\, a. [L. indulgens, -entis, p. pr. of
   indulgere: cf. F. indulgent. See {Indulge}.]
   Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites
   of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or
   restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an
   indulgent parent. --Shak.

         The indulgent censure of posterity.      --Waller.

         The feeble old, indulgent of their ease. --Dryden.

Source : WordNet®

indulgent
     adj 1: showing or characterized by or given to indulgence;
            "indulgent grandparents" [ant: {nonindulgent}]
     2: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their
        children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak";
        "too soft on the children" [syn: {lax}, {lenient}, {soft}]
     3: being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"