Definition of Sufferance
Sufferance
suf·fer·ance


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
patient tolerance or endurance of something, consent or approval assumed due to a lack of interference or objection;

e.g. She assumed from their sufferance that she would get away with her mistakes.

(noun)
the action of suffering pain or misery or undergoing something unpleasant;

e.g. As compensation for their sufferance, they were offered a discounted rate.



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