Definition of SUFFERANCE

sufferance

Plural: sufferances

Noun

  • patient endurance especially of pain or distress
  • a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
  • Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.
  • Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.
  • Suffering; pain, misery.
  • Loss; damage; injury.
  • A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sufferaunce, from Anglo-Norman suffraunce, from Late Latin sufferentia. By surface analysis, suffer + -ance.

Scrabble Score: 18

sufferance: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sufferance: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sufferance: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

sufferance: valid Words With Friends Word