SUFFERANCE


Meaning of SUFFERANCE in English

n. 1 tacit consent, abstinence from objection. 2 archaic submissiveness. on sufferance with toleration implied by lack of consent or objection.

[ ME f. AF, OF suffraunce f. LL sufferentia (as SUFFER) ]

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