Forbearance (noun)

1. The willingness to refrain from exercising a legal right or from taking legal action.
2. The willingness to tolerate delay or hardship.

Origin:

From middle english forbering, from old french forber, from for- + ber, from latin bēre ("to bear"). it means the willingness to refrain from exercising a legal right or from taking legal action.

Examples:

1. The lender showed forbearance by not foreclosing on the loan.
2. He asked for forbearance while he tried to get back on his feet.
3. The government's forbearance allowed the company to restructure its debt.
4. The teacher showed forbearance when dealing with the difficult students.
5. Forbearance is the ability to resist the urge to react in a difficult situation.