Bible Dictionaries
Sufferance

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Loss; damage; injury.

(2):

(n.) Submission under difficult or oppressive circumstances; patience; moderation.

(3):

(n.) Pain endured; misery; suffering; distress.

(4):

(n.) A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods.

(5):

(n.) The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance.

(6):

(n.) Negative consent by not forbidding or hindering; toleration; permission; allowance; leave.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sufferance'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sufferance.html. 1828.