[ˈpeɪʃnt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious
(e.g: be patient, your time will come)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati

[ˈpeɪʃnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment
(e.g: many patients in the hospital were more ill than she was)

- the semantic role of a noun phrase denoting something that is affected or acted upon by the action of a verb


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati