English → Latin
“sufferance” in Latin
tŏlĕrātĭoa bearingtolerōto bear, endure, tolerate, put up with, support; to sustain (with the notion of barely doing so)perpessiōbearing, suffering, enduringpatiorto suffer, endure, tolerate; to allow, acquiesce, permit, submit; to exist, livefrīguscold, coldness, coolness, chilliness; the cold of winter; winter; frost; the coldness of death; deathfāmafame; rumour, talk, opinion, report; reputation
The English word sufferance itself goes back to Latin sufferō, through sufferentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sufferance
Endurance, toleratio (act of suffering): tolerantia (power of suffering; Cic., Paradox. 4, 1, 27): perpessio (act of suffering steadily). (The words are found in this connection and order.) perpessio et tolerantia: patientia (capability of bearing; absolutely, and alicujus rei; e.g., frigoris, famis).
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Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sufferance?
- The usual Latin words for “sufferance” are tŏlĕrātĭo, tolerō, perpessiō; also patior, frīgus, fāma. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.