Associations to the word «Durance»

Wiktionary

DURANCE, noun. (obsolete) Duration.
DURANCE, noun. (obsolete) Endurance.
DURANCE, noun. (archaic) Imprisonment; forced confinement.
DURANCE VILE, noun. (obsolete) A long prison sentence.

Dictionary definition

DURANCE, noun. Imprisonment (especially for a long time).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke