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forbearers

forbearers is the plural of forbearer.

Meaning of forbearer

Noun

forbearer (plural forbearers)

  1. One who forbears.
    • The West, as a father, all goodness doth bring, The East, a forbearer no manner of thing1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […]...

Questions about forbearers

What is forbearers the plural of?
Forbearers is the plural of forbearer.

Words near forbearers in the dictionary

  1. forbearances
  2. forbearant
  3. forbearantly
  4. forbeare
  5. forbearer
  6. forbearers
  7. forbeares
  8. forbearest
  9. forbeareth
  10. forbearing
  11. forbearingly

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