I.the quality of bearing, suffering, or enduring, patience, endurance.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: “pati entia est honestatis aut utilitatis causā rerum arduarum ac difficilium voluntaria ac diuturna perpessio,” Cic. Inv. 2, 54, 163: “patientia famis et frigoris,” id. Cat. 1, 10, 26: “hominum ea patientia, virtus frugalitasque est,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 3, § 7: “paupertatis,” id. Agr. 2, 24, 64: “audiendi,” Quint. 11, 2, 8; 12, 9, 9.—
B. In partic., submission to unnatural lust, pathicism, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34; Sen. Q. N. 1, 16, 5; id. Vit. Beat. 13, 3; Tac. A. 6, 1; Petr. 9 and 25; Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 5, 3, 2.—
II. Transf.
A. Forbearance, indulgence, lenity: “constantiam dico? nescio an melius patientiam possem dicere,” Cic. Lig. 9, 26: “quousque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientiā nostrā?” id. Cat. 1, 1, 1; id. Pis. 2, 5: “quem duplici panno patientia velat,” Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 25: “levius fit patientiā Quicquid corrigere est nefas,” id. C. 1, 24, 19.—
B. In a bad sense, indolence, want of spirit: ne quis in me aut nimiam patientiam, aut nimium stuporem arguat, Porc. Latro ap. Sen. Contr. 2, 15; Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 5: “in patientiā firmitudinem simulans,” Tac. A. 6, 46.—
C. Submissiveness, subjection: “usque ad servilem patientiam demissus,” Tac. A. 14, 26: “Britanniam uno praelio veteri patientiae restituit,” id. Agr. 16; id. H. 2, 29.
