Patient, adj. 1) bearing evils with calmness and fortitude: for your sake am I this p. log-man, Tp. III. 1, 67. “a p. sufferance,” Ado I, 3, 10. “still have I borne it with a p. shrug,” Merch. I, 3, 110. R2 I, 4, 29. II, 1, 163. II, 1, 163 H4B I, 2, 145. H5 III, 7, 24. Troil. I, 3, 36. Hml. III, 1, 74.
2) quietly waiting: “I'll be as p. as a gentle stream,” Gent. II, 7, 34. “be p., lords, and give them leave to speak,” H6A IV, 1, 82. Caes. I, 1, 46. III, 2, 154. Lr. II, 4, 233.
3) calm, composed, not passionate: “playing p. sports in unconstrained gyves,” Compl. 242. “I will be p.” Wiv. II, 1, 130. “a wise and p. churchman,” II, 3, 57. “thou must be p.” Meas. IV, 3, 159. “as p. as the midnight sleep,” Cor. III, 1, 85. “as p. as the female dove,” Hml. V, 1, 309 etc. be p. == compose yourself: Tp. I, 1, 16. IV, 205. Gent. V, 3, 2. Err. II, 1, 9. IV, 4, 19. V, 102. As I, 1, 66. Shr. II, 304. Tw. II, 3, 142. H5 III, 5, 66. H6B I, 3, 68. II, 4, 26. III, 2, 36. H6C I, 1, 214. H6C I, 1, 214 R3 I, 2, 82. I, 3, 157. III, 5, 21. IV, 4, 151. V, 1, 2 etc.
4) indulgent, conniving: “the which if you with p. ears attend, what here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend,” V, 1, 2.