forbearer

English

Etymology

From forbear +‎ -er.

Noun

forbearer (plural forbearers)

1. One who forbears.
   • 1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC:

     The West, as a father, all goodness doth bring, The East, a forbearer no manner of thing