Associations to the word «Sufferance»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SUFFERANCE, noun. Patient endurance especially of pain or distress.
SUFFERANCE, noun. A disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King