— longanimous /long gan"euh meuhs, lawng-/ , adj.
/long'geuh nim"i tee, lawng'-/ , n.
patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
[ 1400-50; late ME longanimyte longanimitas patience, equiv. to longanimi ( s ) patient ( long ( us ) LONG 1 + anim ( us ) spirit + -is adj. suffix) + -tas -TY 2 ]