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- Dictionarysufferance/ˈsʌf(ə)rəns/
noun
- 1. absence of objection rather than genuine approval; toleration: "Charles was only here on sufferance"
- 2. the suffering or undergoing of something bad or unpleasant. archaic
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SUFFERANCE definition: 1. with unwilling permission: 2. If someone does something under sufferance, they do it very…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUFFERANCE is patient endurance. patient endurance; pain, misery; consent or sanction implied by a lack of interference or failure to enforce a prohibition… See the full definition
Sufferance definition: passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).. See examples of SUFFERANCE used in a sentence.
(sʌfrəns) uncountable noun [usu onN] If you are allowed to do something onsufferance, you can do it, although you know that the person who gave you permission would prefer that you did not do it. His party held office on sufferance. The civilian authorities are only there on sufferance of the military. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
SUFFERANCE meaning: 1. with unwilling permission: 2. If someone does something under sufferance, they do it very…. Learn more.
Sufferance is a quality possessed by people who endure such pains patiently and without complaining. Someone who ensures a long and serious illness without complaining once has great sufferance. On the other hand, if you complain and whine about minor problems, that shows very little sufferance.
Definition of sufferance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. tolerance arising from failure to prohibit; tacit permission. 2. capacity to endure pain, injury, etc. 3. the state or condition of suffering. 4. archaic patient endurance. 5. on sufferance with reluctance. [C13: via Old French from Late Latin sufferentia endurance, from Latin sufferre to suffer]
Jun 2, 2024 · sufferance ( countable and uncountable, plural sufferances) ( archaic) Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity . Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction . ( archaic) Suffering; pain, misery . ( obsolete) Loss; damage; injury.
sufferance. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English suf‧fer‧ance /ˈsʌfərəns/ noun → on sufferance Examples from the Corpus sufferance • Survey ships were carried on the Navy List, but Navy personnel remained aboard on sufferance only. • He was here on sufferance as coach driver and odd jobber.
