OED Definition: <br />Bearing or enduring pain, affliction, or evil of any kind <br />without discontent or complaint <br /> <br />Was it a doctor <br />Wishfully wordsmithing <br />That coined the word ”patient” <br />For a customer?<br /><br />Stewart McKenzie<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rtfm-27-patient/
