on sufferance

Barely tolerated; agreed to but unwillingly. For example, They rarely put a non-academic on the panel, so obviously I was there on sufferance. This expression uses sufferance in the sense of "toleration," a usage obsolete except in this idiom. [Mid-1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ela (1)	-	Polish
Geraldo	he-RAHL-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Zenia	['zi:niə]
Frangag	-	Scottish
Epiphany	i-PIF-ə-nee	English (Rare)
Soledad	so-le-DHAHD	Spanish