sufferance
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Definition of sufferance
1 : patient endurance
3 : consent or sanction implied by a lack of interference or failure to enforce a prohibition
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Synonyms & Antonyms for sufferance
Synonyms
allowance, authorization, clearance, concurrence, consent, granting, green light, leave, license (or licence), permission, sanction, warrant
Antonyms
interdiction, prohibition, proscription
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Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. — Thomas Jefferson Et Al, Cincinnati.com, "The United States Declaration of Independence," 4 July 2018 Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. — Thomas Jefferson Et Al, Cincinnati.com, "The United States Declaration of Independence," 4 July 2018 Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. — Thomas Jefferson Et Al, Cincinnati.com, "The United States Declaration of Independence," 4 July 2018 Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. — Thomas Jefferson Et Al, Cincinnati.com, "The United States Declaration of Independence," 4 July 2018 Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. — Thomas Jefferson Et Al, Cincinnati.com, "The United States Declaration of Independence," 4 July 2018 Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. — Thomas Jefferson Et Al, Cincinnati.com, "The United States Declaration of Independence," 4 July 2018 Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. — National Archives, Houston Chronicle, "U.S. Declaration of Independence full text: What America's founding document actually says," 3 July 2018 Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. — Amy B Wang, chicagotribune.com, "NPR tweeted the Declaration of Independence. Some thought it was 'propaganda.'," 5 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sufferance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sufferance
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Legal Definition of sufferance
: consent or sanction implied by a lack of interference or failure to enforce a prohibition — see also estate at sufferance at estate sense 1, tenancy at sufferance at tenancy
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