sufferance

suf·fer·ance

S0865800 (sŭf′ər-əns, sŭf′rəns)n.1. Patient endurance, especially of pain or distress.2. Suffering; misery.3. Sanction or permission implied or given by failure to prohibit; tacit consent; tolerance.

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[Middle English suffrance, from Old French sufrance, from Latin sufferentia, from sufferēns, sufferent-, present participle of sufferre, to suffer; see suffer.]

sufferance

(ˈsʌfərəns; ˈsʌfrəns) n1. tolerance arising from failure to prohibit; tacit permission2. capacity to endure pain, injury, etc3. the state or condition of suffering4. archaic patient endurance5. on sufferance with reluctance[C13: via Old French from Late Latin sufferentia endurance, from Latin sufferre to suffer]

suf•fer•ance

(ˈsʌf ər əns, ˈsʌf rəns)

n. 1. passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance. 2. capacity to endure pain, hardship, etc.; endurance. 3. suffering; misery. 4. patient endurance. [1250–1300; Middle English suffrance < Old French soufrance < Late Latin sufferentia]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sufferance - patient endurance especially of pain or distressendurance - the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
	2.	sufferance - a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"toleration, acceptancepermissiveness, tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behaviorself acceptance - an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all

Translations

tolérance