durance

English

Etymology

From Old French durance, from durer (“to last”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdjʊəɹəns/

Noun

durance (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Duration.
2. (obsolete) Endurance.
3. (archaic) Imprisonment; forced confinement.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 373:

     the parson concurred, saying, the Lord forbid he should be instrumental in committing an innocent person to durance.

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