† unpatiencyn.
Obsolete.
Impatience. Cf. unpatience n.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impatience > [noun]
untholemoodnessc1000
impatiencec1230
rese?a1300
unpatiencea1382
untholemooda1400
unpatiency1535
unpatientness1548
impatientness1550
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Judith viii. 24 They that..put them selues forth with vnpaciency and murmurynge agaynst God.
1558 J. Knox First Blast against Monstruous Regiment Women f. 12v I might adduce histories, prouing..some for vnpaciencie to haue murthered them selues.
1596 Z. Jones tr. M. Barleti Hist. G. Castriot iii. 112 As for this mignion, onely his owne vnpatiency of rest and quietnes hath brought him hither.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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