long-sufferance

[ lawng-suhf-er-uh ns, -suhf-ruh ns, long- ]
/ ˈlɔŋˈsʌf ər əns, -ˈsʌf rəns, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun Archaic.

long-suffering.

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Origin of long-sufferance

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby long-sufferance

long-range, long-run, long-sighted, long-standing, long-stemmed, long-sufferance, long-suffering, long-tailed cuckoo, long-tailed tit, long-term, long-term memory
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Example sentences from the Web for long-sufferance

  • The Great God, in His long-sufferance, told him to ponder further upon the parable of the giant tree.

    Folk-Tales of the Khasis|K. U. Rafy

  • Still he could not prevail upon himself to accept her generosity, though conscious he was undeserving of her long-sufferance.

    Cleo The Magnificent|Louis Zangwill

  • The result of her labors and long-sufferance had hitherto been but misfortune and failure.

    Mary Wollstonecraft|Elizabeth Robins Pennell