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sufferance

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Noun

  1. Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.
  2. Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.
  3. Suffering; pain, misery.
  4. Loss; damage; injury.
  5. A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods.

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