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/ˈsʌf(ə)ɹəns/ · noun
(archaic) Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity..
At length when as he ſaw her haſtie heat / Abate, and panting breath begin to fayle, / He through long ſufferãce growing now more great, / Roſe in his strength, and gan her freſh aſſayle, [...]
I indulged in this meditation for a moment, and then again addressed the mourner, who stood leaning against the bed with that expression of resigned despair, of complete misery, and a patient sufferance of it, which is far more touching than any of the insane ravings or wild gesticulation of untamed sorrow.
In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for the select circle—a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening for a pipe and a cheerful glass. [...] Strangers might enter the room, but they were made to feel that they were there on sufferance; they were received with distance and suspicion.
[M]oſt wretched man, / That to affections does the bridle lend; / In their beginning they are weake and wan, / But ſoone through ſuff'rance growe to fearefull end; [...]
Somewhiles by sufferance, and somewhiles by special leave and favour, they erected to themselves oratories.
When his talk trespasses beyond sufferance, I chastise him.
One of the benefits that Epic touts is its interoperability […] there's a large ecosystem of aftermarket add-ons that work with Epic. But Epic is a product, not a protocol, so its much-touted interop exists entirely on its terms, and at its sufferance. If Epic chooses, a doctor using its products can send files to a doctor using a rival product. But Epic can also veto that activity.
The sufferances which simply touch us in minde, doe much lesse afflict me, then most men [...].
Use sufferance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sufferance means (archaic) Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity..
Common synonyms include acquiesce, acceptance, toleration.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At length when as he ſaw her haſtie heat / Abate, and panting breath begin to fayle, / He through long ſufferãce growing now more great, / Roſe in his strength, and gan her freſh aſſayle, [...]
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