Tŏl'er-ance, n.

n. [Fr. tolérance, Pr. tolleranza, Sp. & Pg. tolerancia, It. tolleranza, Lat. tolerantia.] 1. The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring. [Obs.] Diogenes, one frosty morning, came to the market-place, shaking, to show his tolerance. Bacon.

2. The endurance of offensive persons or opinions; toleration.
3. (Med.) The power possessed by diseased persons of supporting doses of medicine, which, in health, would prove injurious.