durance

[ door-uhns, dyoor- ]

/ ˈdʊər əns, ˈdyʊər- /

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noun

incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).

Archaic. endurance.

Origin of durance

1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French. See dure², -ance

Words nearby durance

dural sinus, duralumin, dura mater, duramen, Duran, durance, Durand, Durango, Durant, Durante, durante vita

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Example sentences from the Web for durance

Together they seemed to be making common cause against the detective, who was rushing Miss Million up to town and to durance vile!
Miss Million's Maid|Bertha Ruck
Knowing what a stake it was I rode for, you may imagine how this day in durance ate into me like a canker.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde
Is it possible that innocent people are held in durance here?
The Awakening|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy
Offenders, generally, could “run their letters” and protest, if kept in durance untried for sixty days.
A Short History of Scotland|Andrew Lang

Its durance had been long and hard, and now the time was at hand when it must die, worn out with age and suffering.
Kophetua the Thirteenth|Julian Corbett

British Dictionary definitions for durance (1 of 2)

durance

/ (ˈdjʊərəns) /

noun archaic, or literary

imprisonment

duration

Word Origin for durance

C15: from Old French, from durer to last, from Latin dūrāre

British Dictionary definitions for durance (2 of 2)

Durance

/ (French dyrɑ̃s) /

noun

a river in S France, rising in the Alps and flowing generally southwest into the Rhône. Length: 304 km (189 miles)

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单词	durance
释义	durance [ door-uhns, dyoor- ] / ˈdʊər əns, ˈdyʊər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR durance ON THESAURUS.COM noun incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile). Archaic. endurance. Origin of durance 1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French. See dure², -ance Words nearby durance dural sinus, duralumin, dura mater, duramen, Duran, durance, Durand, Durango, Durant, Durante, durante vita Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for durance Together they seemed to be making common cause against the detective, who was rushing Miss Million up to town and to durance vile! Miss Million's Maid\|Bertha Ruck Knowing what a stake it was I rode for, you may imagine how this day in durance ate into me like a canker. The Master of Appleby\|Francis Lynde Is it possible that innocent people are held in durance here? The Awakening\|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy Offenders, generally, could “run their letters” and protest, if kept in durance untried for sixty days. A Short History of Scotland\|Andrew Lang Its durance had been long and hard, and now the time was at hand when it must die, worn out with age and suffering. Kophetua the Thirteenth\|Julian Corbett British Dictionary definitions for durance (1 of 2) durance / (ˈdjʊərəns) / noun archaic, or literary imprisonment duration Word Origin for durance C15: from Old French, from durer to last, from Latin dūrāre British Dictionary definitions for durance (2 of 2) Durance / (French dyrɑ̃s) / noun a river in S France, rising in the Alps and flowing generally southwest into the Rhône. Length: 304 km (189 miles) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to durance isolation, confinement, captivity, incarceration, custody, bondage, imprisonment, slavery, thralldom, restraint, quarantine, duress, remand, thraldom, enthrallment, constraint, jail, enslavement, entombment, servitude
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durance

noun

Origin of durance

Words nearby durance

Example sentences from the Web for durance

British Dictionary definitions for durance (1 of 2)

noun archaic, or literary

Word Origin for durance

British Dictionary definitions for durance (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to durance