Definition of: sufferance

(suf′ər·əns, suf′rəns) noun
1. Permission given or implied by failure to prohibit; negative consent.
2. In customs, a permit for the shipment of certain kinds of goods to specified ports.
3. The act or state of suffering; wretchedness; experience of pain or evil; power to endure.
4. Patience or endurance under suffering; submission; submissiveness.
5. Rare Loss; injury; damage. See synonyms under PATIENCE. [<AF, OF sufrance <LL sufferentia <sufferre SUFFER]