sufferance.
Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.
Meaning & usage
Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.
Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.
Suffering; pain, misery.
Loss; damage; injury.
A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sufferaunce, from Anglo-Norman suffraunce, from Late Latin sufferentia. By surface analysis, suffer + -ance.
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