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sufferance (n.)

c. 1300, "enduring of hardship, affliction, etc.," also "allowance of wrongdoing," from Old French suffrance, from Late Latin sufferentia, from sufferens, present participle of sufferre "to bear, undergo, endure" (see suffer).

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Definitions of sufferance from WordNet

sufferance (n.)
patient endurance especially of pain or distress;
sufferance (n.)
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations;
Synonyms: toleration / acceptance
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