1. patient endurance of pain, distress, or injury
2. consent or sanction implied by a lack of interference or resistance
Usage: often in phrase ‘on sufferance’

Examples

• She bore the criticism with quiet sufferance.
• His long sufferance of the difficult situation impressed everyone.
• The refugees were allowed to stay on sufferance until proper arrangements could be made.
• They lived in the house on sufferance, knowing they could be asked to leave at any time.
• Her sufferance of his rude behavior finally came to an end.
• The treaty existed on sufferance, with both sides barely tolerating its terms.