sufferance
IPA: sˈʌfɝʌns
noun
- (archaic) Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.
- Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.
- (archaic) Suffering; pain, misery.
- (obsolete) Loss; damage; injury.
- (Britain, historical) A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods.
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