sufferance
21sufferance — sb. Alys. 3192 …
22sufferance — suf·fer·ance || sÊŒfÉ™rÉ™ns n. passive approval, consent, permission; endurance, ability to withstand or tolerate …
23sufferance — noun 1》 absence of objection rather than genuine approval; toleration. 2》 archaic patient endurance. 3》 archaic the suffering or undergoing of something bad or unpleasant …
24sufferance — n. 1. Suffering, endurance, pain, misery, inconvenience. 2. Patience, moderation, long suffering, submission. 3. Permission, allowance, toleration …
25sufferance — n 1. tolerance, toleration, forbearance; permission, authorization, tacit allowance, concession, connivance, laxity, laissez faire; favor, indulgence, grace; license, leave, liberty, freedom; scope, latitude, play, range, rope, free rein. 2.… …
26sufferance — suf·fer·ance …
27sufferance — suf•fer•ance [[t]ˈsʌf ər əns, ˈsʌf rəns[/t]] n. 1) passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance 2) capacity to endure pain, hardship, etc.; endurance 3) suffering; misery 4) patient endurance • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME… …
28Estate of sufferance — Sufferance Suf fer*ance, n. [OE. suffrance, OF. sufrance, soufrance, F. souffrance, L. sufferentia, from sufferens, entis, p. pr. of sufferre. See {Suffer}.] 1. The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance. [1913 Webster] He must not… …
29On sufferance — Sufferance Suf fer*ance, n. [OE. suffrance, OF. sufrance, soufrance, F. souffrance, L. sufferentia, from sufferens, entis, p. pr. of sufferre. See {Suffer}.] 1. The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance. [1913 Webster] He must not… …
30sufferance wharf — noun : a licensed private wharf where dutiable goods may be kept until the duty is paid …