gindalbie urges patience over karara delays, page-10

GGB asking shareholder's for patience?

patient
'pe??(?)nt/Submit
adjective
1.
able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
"be patient, your time will come"
synonyms: forbearing, uncomplaining, tolerant, long-suffering, resigned, stoical.

noun: patient; plural noun: patients
1.
a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
"many patients in the hospital were more ill than she was"
synonyms: sick person, case, sufferer, victim.

Do the mean the Adjective or Noun of patient?