Etymology

sufferance

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Today it means: Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity. Full definition →

Middle English sufferaunce ← Anglo-Norman suffraunce ← Late Latin sufferentia
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromsufferentia
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromsuffraunce
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsufferaunce
  4. English todaysufferance

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

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