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Durance
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What's The Definition Of Durance?
[n] imprisonment (especially for a long time)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Durance: Related Terms | Find terms related to Durance: See Also | captivity | immurement | imprisonment | incarceration Durance In Webster's Dictionary \Dur"ance\, n. [OF. durance duration, fr. L. durans,
-antis, p. pr. durare to endure, last. See {Dure}, and cf.
{Durant}.]
1. Continuance; duration. See {Endurance}. [Archaic]
Of how short durance was this new-made state!
--Dryden.
2. Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a
jailer; duress. Shak. ``Durance vile.'' --Burns.
In durance, exile, Bedlam or the mint. --Pope.
3.
(a) A stout cloth stuff, formerly made in imitation of
buff leather and used for garments; a sort of tammy or
everlasting.
Where didst thou buy this buff? let me not live
but I will give thee a good suit of durance.
--J. Webster.
(b) In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for
window blinds and similar purposes.
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