Sanction, consent, or acquiescence, implied by non-intervention; permission, leave; toleration, indulgence. Now rare except as in 6d.
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| 释义 | society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > permission by non-intervention or toleration (11) sufferancea1300 Sanction, consent, or acquiescence, implied by non-intervention; permission, leave; toleration, indulgence. Now rare except as in 6d. allowancea1402 The action of allowing something to occur; toleration, permission. tholance1446 Sufferance, toleration; cf. tholing, n. 2. tholing1457 Sufferance, permission, allowance, leave. Obsolete. sufferingc1460 (a) Permission. (b) Tolerance. Obsolete. low1535 Scottish. = allowance, n. 8. Obsolete. connivinga1648 The action of connive, v. Nelson eye1893 a blind eye. Usually figurative, esp. in to turn a nelson's eye to. Cf. eye, n.1 phrases 2t. Subcategories:— one who gives (1) — instance of (1) — of God (1) |
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