long-sufferance
[lawng-suhf-er-uh ns, -suhf-ruh ns, long-]
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Origin of long-sufferance
First recorded in 1520–30
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Examples from the Web for long-sufferance
Historical Examples
The result of her labors and long-sufferance had hitherto been but misfortune and failure.
Mary WollstonecraftElizabeth Robins Pennell
The Great God, in His long-sufferance, told him to ponder further upon the parable of the giant tree.
Folk-Tales of the KhasisK. U. Rafy
Still he could not prevail upon himself to accept her generosity, though conscious he was undeserving of her long-sufferance.
Cleo The MagnificentLouis Zangwill