toleratum

Toleratum is a Latin term that appears as the neuter singular form of the perfect passive participle of tolerare, meaning to endure, permit, or tolerate. In classical Latin, toleratum would modify a neuter noun or function as a neutral noun phrase meaning “that which is tolerated.” The form can also occur in participial phrases, as in quod toleratum est, meaning “which has been tolerated.”

Etymology and grammar: The word derives from tolerare, with the standard participial suffix -atum producing toleratum, the neuter singular form. As a participle, it carries the sense of having been endured or allowed; as a potential substantive, it could refer to a tolerated matter when the surrounding context provides a neuter noun or demonstrative.

Usage in texts: Toleratum is not a common standalone noun in Latin, but it appears in classical and later Latin writings, particularly in legal, scholastic, or ecclesiastical contexts where precise formulations about permission or endurance are needed. In such passages, it often occurs with other elements that clarify what is being tolerated, or it appears in quotations and translations of Latin phrases.

Modern reception: In English-language scholarship, toleratum is encountered mainly when scholars study Latin texts and translate or interpret participial forms. It is not a standard modern term in English vocabulary and is generally understood only within the context of Latin grammar and older Latin prose.

See also: tolerare, toleratio, toleration, tolerance.