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Sufferance Suf‧Fer‧Ance ˈsʌfərəns Noun Formal Live Work Allowed

Front sufferance
Back suf‧fer‧ance /ˈsʌfərəns/ noun
on sufferance formal if you live or work somewhere on sufferance, you are allowed to do it by someone who would prefer you did not do it:
He was never going to let her forget she was only here on sufferance.

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