patiency
/ˈpeɪʃnsi/noun
The quality of being acted on, passivity. Chiefly in contrast with agency.
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin patientia patience, perhaps after Anglo-Norman paciencie.
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