sufferance
[ suhf-er-uh ns, suhf-ruh ns ]
/ ˈsʌf ər əns, ˈsʌf rəns /
noun
passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
capacity to endure pain, hardship, etc.; endurance.
Archaic.
suffering; misery.
Archaic.
patient endurance.
Origin of sufferance
OTHER WORDS FROM sufferance
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British Dictionary definitions for sufferance
sufferance
/ (ˈsʌfərəns, ˈsʌfrəns) /
noun
tolerance arising from failure to prohibit; tacit permission
capacity to endure pain, injury, etc
the state or condition of suffering
archaic
patient endurance
on sufferance
with reluctance
Word Origin for sufferance
C13: via Old French from Late Latin
sufferentia endurance, from Latin
sufferre to
suffer