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

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis