sufferance

sufferance (s[schwa]f-[schwa]r-[schwa]nts ors[schwa]f-r[schwa]nts). 1. Toleration; passive consent. 2. The state of one who holds land without the owner’s permission. See tenancy at sufferance under TENANCY. 3. A license implied from the omission to enforce a right.

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