Patient — Defs

01 a. Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear.

1.
Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear.
“Patient of severest toil and hardship.” — Bp. Fell.
2.
Undergoing pains, trials, or the like, without murmuring or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against trouble; long-suffering.
3.
Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent; as, patient endeavor.
“Whatever I have done is due to patient thought.” — Sir I. Newton.
4.
Expectant with calmness, or without discontent; not hasty; not overeager; composed.
“Not patient to expect the turns of fate.” — Prior.
5.
Forbearing; long-suffering.
“Be patient toward all men.” — 1 Thess. v. 14.

02 n. One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.

1.
One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
“Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate that it often involves the agent and the patient.” — Gov. of Tongue.
2.
A person under medical or surgical treatment; -- correlative to physician or nurse.
“Like a physician, . . . seeing his patient in a pestilent fever.” — Sir P. Sidney.

Phrases & compounds

In patient — a patient who receives lodging and food, as treatment, in a hospital or an infirmary.

Out patient — one who receives advice and medicine, or treatment, from an infirmary.

03 v. t. To compose, to calm.