sufferance

Noun

Meaning

The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance.

Pain endured; misery; suffering; distress.

Loss; damage; injury.

Submission under difficult or oppressive circumstances; patience; moderation.

Negative consent by not forbidding or hindering; toleration; permission; allowance; leave.

A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

permission endurance patience toleration liberty fortitude leave authority agreement pain suffering approval license acceptance permit
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Antonyms

resistance opposition bar ban mood arguing
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Hypernyms

endurance permissiveness

Hyponyms

self acceptance

Phrases with the word

on sufferance tenancy at sufferance estate at sufferance

Examples

Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled. Source: Internet

If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Source: Internet

Those who see the speech as sympathetic point out that Shylock says he learned the desire for revenge from the Christian characters: "If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sufferableness sufferably sufferage sufferation sufferaunce suffered person