1. plural of sufferance; patient endurance of pain, distress, or injury
Usage: formal
2. plural of sufferance; permission granted reluctantly or temporarily
Usage: formal; often in legal contexts

Examples

• The refugees’ sufferances during the long journey were immense.
• Their sufferances under the harsh regime lasted for years.
• The landlord allowed their sufferances to continue month by month.
• These temporary sufferances could be revoked at any time.
• The court documented the family’s sufferances as evidence.
• Multiple sufferances were granted to different tenant groups.