bearing vs sufferance

bearing

noun
  • One's posture, demeanor, or manner. 

  • One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively. 

  • A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction. 

  • The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction. 

  • Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms. 

  • That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports. 

  • Relevance; a relationship or connection. 

  • The unsupported span. 

  • The portion of a support on which anything rests. 

adj
  • That bears (some specified thing). 

  • Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load. 

sufferance

noun
  • Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction. 

  • A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods. 

How often have the words bearing and sufferance occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )