SUFFERANCE


Meaning of SUFFERANCE in English

suf ‧ fer ‧ ance /ˈsʌf ə rəns/ BrE AmE noun

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ sufferer , ↑ suffering , ↑ sufferance ; verb : ↑ suffer ; adverb : ↑ insufferably ; adjective : ↑ insufferable ]

on sufferance formal if you live or work somewhere on sufferance, you are allowed to do it by someone who would prefer you did not do it:

He was never going to let her forget she was only here on sufferance.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.