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English
Etymology
From Latin patientia.
Pronunciation
Noun
patiency (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Patience.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 11, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes , book II, London: Val Simmes for Edward Blount , →OCLC:Constancie in dangers (if it may be termed constancie) contempt of death, patiencie in misfortunes, may happen, and are often seen in men, for want of Good judgement in such accidents, and that they are not apprehended for such as they are indeed.
- Passivity (as opposed to agency).