† dureen.
Obsolete.
a. Power of endurance.
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the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun] > capacity for moral effort or endurance
thildc950
strengthOE
dureec1330
rankc1400
tolerance1412
adamant1445
toleration1531
validity1578
durance1579
bent1604
strongness1650
duress1651
strength1667
durableness1740
stamina1803
willpower1842
backbone1843
thewness1860
sand1867
upbearing1885
wiriness1892
gut1893
sisu1926
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 16 Þe kynges folk was litelle, it had no dure. On the nyght he fled away, þat non suld him se.
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 14123 Þen myghte Moddred haue no duree, Ne no fot helden his meynee.
b. Duration.
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