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  • 41Forbearance — For*bear ance, n. The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience. [1913 Webster] He soon shall find Forbearance no acquittance ere day end. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or… …

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  • 42Gamester — Game ster (g[=a]m st[ e]r), n. [Game + ster.] 1. A merry, frolicsome person. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games. [1913 Webster] When lenity and… …

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  • 43Lenience — Le ni*ence (l[=e] n[i^]*ens or l[=e]n yens; 106), Leniency Le ni*en*cy (l[=e] n[i^]*en*s[y^] or l[=e]n yen*s[y^]), n. The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 44Leniency — Lenience Le ni*ence (l[=e] n[i^]*ens or l[=e]n yens; 106), Leniency Le ni*en*cy (l[=e] n[i^]*en*s[y^] or l[=e]n yen*s[y^]), n. The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 45Lenitude — Len i*tude ( t[=u]d), n. [L. lenitudo.] The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity. [Obs.] Blount. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 46Rigor — Rig or, n. [OE. rigour, OF. rigour, F. rigueur, from L. rigor, fr. rigere to be stiff. See {Rigid}.] [Written also {rigour}.] 1. The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness. [1913 Webster] The rest his… …

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  • 47rigour — Rigor Rig or, n. [OE. rigour, OF. rigour, F. rigueur, from L. rigor, fr. rigere to be stiff. See {Rigid}.] [Written also {rigour}.] 1. The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness. [1913 Webster] The rest… …

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  • 48Robert Walpole — For other people named Robert Walpole, see Robert Walpole (disambiguation). The Right Honourable The Earl of Orford KG KB PC …

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  • 49Patriarch Epiphanius of Constantinople — Epiphanius (d. June 5, 535) was the patriarch of Constantinople from February 25, 520 to June 5, 535, succeeding John II Cappadocia.The eastern empire was now rising to great splendour through the victories of its generals, Belisarius and Narses …

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  • 50Joseph Fesch — (January 3, 1763 May 13, 1839) was a French cardinal, closely associated with the family of Napoleon Bonaparte.BiographyFesch was born at Ajaccio in Corsica. His father, a Swiss officer in the service of the Genoese Republic, had married the… …

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