From Middle English pacience, from Old French pacience (modern French patience), from Latin patientia. Displaced native Middle English thuld ("patience") (from Old English þyld ("patience")), Middle English thole ("patience") (from Old Norse þol ("patience, endurance")), Middle English bilæving ("patience, perseverance, remaining") (from Old English belǣfan ("to endure, survive")).
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