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sufferation, n. colloq. (orig. and chiefly Jamaican).
Brit. |ˌsʌfəˈreɪʃn|, U.S. |ˌsəfərˈeɪʃ(ə)n|
[‹ suffer v. + -ation suffix. Compare earlier suffering n., sufferance n.]
(A state of) suffering, esp. as a result of poverty or oppression.
Freq. in the context of Rastafarianism.
1976Sounds 16 Oct. 19/1 Black men the world over are one race, the descendants of one people, dispersed over the centuries by war and sufferation. 1988Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 30 Apr. 30/4 Ronnie gone mad. He smoke ganja to ease him mind. Sufferation kill we, Father. 1996E. Lovelace Salt x. 191 And so they turn round and give the same planters..one million pounds compensation and not a penny for the Blackpeople [sic] they had under sufferation. 2000L. Bradley This is Reggae Music xv. 336 Roots reggae..songs of sufferation, of social statement, of Jah love or love and hurt. |