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Sufferance
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Meaning
Noun
●
Endurance, especially
patiently
, of
pain
or adversity.
●
Acquiescence or
tacit
compliance
with some
circumstance
,
behavior
, or instruction.
●
Suffering;
pain
, misery.
●
Loss;
damage
; injury.
●
In British English:
A
permission
granted
by the
customs
authorities
for the
shipment
of goods.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
sufferance
English
suffraunce
Anglo-Norman
sufferentia
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Acquiesce
Sufferaunce
Conformity
Acquiescence
Related
Mercy
Expence
Behest
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