(n): a person requiring professional services
(n): a person suffering from an illness
(n): the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
(n): (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
(adj): vs. impatient) -- (enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
(adj): quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
(adj): patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble
(adj): showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
(adj): showing the capacity for endurance
(adj): capable of accepting delay with equanimity
