sufferance vs tolerance

sufferance and tolerance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sufferance	Yes	No	No	No
tolerance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tolerance is a hypernym of sufferance; that is, tolerance is a word with a broader meaning than sufferance:

Other hypernyms of sufferance include permissiveness.

sufferance (noun)	tolerance (noun)
patient endurance especially of pain or distress	the act of tolerating something
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations	a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
	the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
	a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
	willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others