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sufferance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acceptance, toleration |
| Type of | permissiveness, tolerance |
| Has types | self acceptance |
| Derivation | suffer |
sufferance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | endurance |
| Derivation | suffer |
Examples of sufferance
sufferance
There was no discussion that we'll take Brett and also take Glenn as a sufferance.
From the canberratimes.com.au
When Oliver Cromwell allowed us back in, we were very much here on sufferance.
From the guardian.co.uk
I was told the pitch was illegal and the travellers were there on sufferance.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The poppy symbolized the respect and remembrance of past sufferance.
From the theepochtimes.com
Forcing a decision leads to weeding out deadwood that might otherwise remain on sufferance.
From the time.com
There is a sense he will strike the symbolic first tee shot this morning only under sufferance.
From the telegraph.co.uk
But then the mind much sufferance doth o'erskip, when grief hath mates, and bearing fellowship.
From the sfgate.com
He will probably survive these tests, but on sufferance.
From the economist.com
They exist on the sufferance of larger states on whom they depend for defence and for transport links.
From the economist.com
- Patient endurance especially of pain or distress
- Toleration: a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"
- Endurance (also called sufferance) is the ability for an animal to exert itself for a long period of time. In humans, it is usually used in aerobic or anaerobic exercise. ...
- A legal concept, the deemed consent to the actions of another person which results when a person who could be expected to react to the other person's actions refuses to do so.
- (23) [Archaic] suffering; disaster.
