sufferance

suf·fer·ance  (sfr-ns, sfrns)

n.

1. Patient endurance, especially of pain or distress.

2. Suffering; misery.

3. Sanction or permission implied or given by failure to prohibit; tacit consent; tolerance.

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[Middle English suffrance, from Old French sufrance, from Latin sufferentia, from sufferns, sufferent-, present participle of sufferre, to suffer; see suffer.]

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sufferance [ˈsʌfərəns ˈsʌfrəns]

n

1. tolerance arising from failure to prohibit; tacit permission

2. capacity to endure pain, injury, etc.

3. the state or condition of suffering

4. Archaic patient endurance

on sufferance with reluctance

[via Old French from Late Latin sufferentia endurance, from Latin sufferre to suffer]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sufferance - patient endurance especially of pain or distress endurance - the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
	2.	sufferance - a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" toleration, acceptance permissiveness, tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior self acceptance - an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all

Translations

sufferance [ˈsʌfərəns] N on sufferance → a disgusto, a regañadientes
she made it clear that he was only here on sufferance → dejó claro que él sólo estaba aquí a disgusto or a regañadientes
the civilian authorities are only there on sufferance of the military → las autoridades civiles están allí sólo porque los militares las toleran

sufferance [ˈsʌfərəns] n
on sufferance
He was only there on sufferance → Sa présence était seulement tolérée.

sufferance

n → Duldung f; on sufferance → (nur or stillschweigend) geduldet; he’s allowed to sleep here on sufferance only → es wird nur geduldet, dass er hier schläft

sufferance [ˈsʌf/ər/əns] n he was only there on sufferance → lì era più che altro sopportato