SUFFERANCE


Meaning of SUFFERANCE in English

n.1 tacit consent, abstinence from objection.

2 archaic submissiveness.

Phrases and idioms:

on sufferance with toleration implied by lack of consent or objection.

Etymology: ME f. AF, OF suffraunce f. LL sufferentia (as SUFFER)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.