Definitions for sufferance
ˈsʌf ər əns, ˈsʌf rənssuf·fer·ance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sufferancenoun

   patient endurance especially of pain or distress

2. toleration, acceptance, sufferancenoun

   a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

   "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sufferancenoun

   Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.

2. sufferancenoun

   Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.

3. sufferancenoun

   Suffering; pain, misery.

4. Etymology: From suffraunce, from sufferentia.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sufferancenoun

   Etymology: from suffer, souffrance, French.

   1. Pain; inconvenience; misery.

   He must not only die,
   But thy unkindness shall the death draw out
   To ling’ring sufferance. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   How much education may reconcile young people to pain and sufferance, the examples of Sparta shew. John Locke, on Education.

   2. Patience; moderation.

   He thought t’have slain her in his fierce despight,
   But hasty heat tempering with sufferance wise,
   He staid his hand. Fairy Queen.

   He hath given excellent sufferance and vigorousness to the sufferers, arming them with strange courage. Taylor.

   And should I touch it nearly, bear it
   With all the suff’rance of a tender friend. Thomas Otway, Orphan.

   3. Toleration; permission; not hindrance.

   In process of time, somewhiles by sufferance, and somewhiles by special leave and favour, they erected to themselves oratories not in any sumptuous or stately manner. Richard Hooker.

   Most wretched man
   That to affections does the bridle lend;
   In their beginning they are weak and wan,
   But soon through sufferance grow to fearful end. Fairy Queen.

   Some villains of my court
   Are in consent and sufferance in this. William Shakespeare.

   Both gloried to have ’scap’d the Stygian flood,
   As gods, and by their own recover’d strength;
   Not by the suff’rance of supernal pow’r. John Milton, Par. Lost.

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1. sufferance

   Sufferance is the tolerance of a situation or condition without protest or attempt to improve it. It can also refer to the endurance or undergoing of pain, distress, or hardship. In a legal context, it refers to the permission for someone to do something without explicit approval, typically resulting from lack of interference.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sufferancenoun

   the state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance

2. Sufferancenoun

   pain endured; misery; suffering; distress

3. Sufferancenoun

   loss; damage; injury

4. Sufferancenoun

   submission under difficult or oppressive circumstances; patience; moderation

5. Sufferancenoun

   negative consent by not forbidding or hindering; toleration; permission; allowance; leave

6. Sufferancenoun

   a permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sufferance

   A permission on the custom-house transire (which see.)

Matched Categories

1. • Endurance
   • Tolerance

How to pronounce sufferance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say sufferance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sufferance in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sufferance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sufferance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sufferance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sufferance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sufferance
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=sufferance