On Sufferance Meaning

On Sufferance is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) Unwillingly agreed to or barely tolerated.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

On Sufferance

(idiomatic) Unwillingly agreed to or barely tolerated.

Example :   I wasn't whole-hearted about the decision but couldn't think of a better one, so went along with it on sufferance for the time being.‎1893, Walter Besant, The Ivory Gate, chapter III:  In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass. […] Strangers might enter the room, but they were made to feel that they were there on sufferance: they were received with distance and suspicion.

Meaning of On Sufferance

On Sufferance is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. On Sufferance stands for (idiomatic) Unwillingly agreed to or barely tolerated.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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