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sufferance (s) (noun), sufferances (pl)
A process of doing something even when it is allowed to be done by anyone who really doesn't want it to happen: When Jim was permitted by his parents to play his loud music late at night on sufferance, his parents often could not tolerate it for very long; so, before very long, they made him stop and get ready for bed.
Tolerance of something that is not liked or wanted.
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The strength or ability to endure and to consent to something that is difficult to live with.
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This entry is located in the following units: -ance, -ancy (page 12) -fer, -ferous (page 7) sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, su- (page 11)
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sufferance, sufferances
Tolerance or patience with something that is neither liked nor wanted and the ability to endure such conditions and not to interfere with what is going on. (2)
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