long-sufferance

long-sufferance
/lawng"suf"euhr euhns, -suf"reuhns, long"-/, n. Archaic.
long-suffering.
[1520-30]

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  • long-suffering — I noun patient endurance of pain or unhappiness • Syn: ↑long sufferance • Hypernyms: ↑endurance II adjective patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble an enduring disposition …   Useful english dictionary

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