SUFFERANCE

[noun] [U] [slightly formal] - on sufferance with unwilling permissionEventually she granted permission for the project, but it was obvious that it was on sufferance.(slightly formal) on sufferance If a person stays in a particular place on sufferance, they are allowed but not wanted there.He gave me a bed for a couple of nights but I felt I was there on sufferance.(dated) on sufferance If someone does something under sufferance, they do it very unwillingly.He only visits his parents under sufferance.