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

Noun

on sufferance tolerated with reluctance: I was there on sufferance and all knew it

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 [ˈsʌfərns] n he was only there on sufferance → estuvo allí sólo porque se lo toleraron

sufferance [ˈsʌfərns] n he was only there on sufferance → sa présence était seulement tolérée

sufferance [ˈsʌfərns] suffer n he was only there on sufferance → er wurde dort nur geduldet

sufferance [ˈsʌfərəns] n he was only there on sufferance → era più che altro sopportato lì