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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹəns/, /ˈdjʊəɹəns/ Forms: durances [plural]
Etymology: From Old French durance, from durer (“to last”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|durance}} Old French durance, {{m|fro|durer||to last}} durer (“to last”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} durance (countable and uncountable, plural durances)
  1. (archaic) Imprisonment; forced confinement. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Translations ((archaic) imprisonment): заточе́ние (zatočénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-durance-en-noun-KbPI792v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 5 36 Disambiguation of '(archaic) imprisonment': 83 6 12
  2. (obsolete) Duration. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-durance-en-noun-oVMfqKKK
  3. (obsolete) Endurance, durability. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-durance-en-noun-9A5MMLC2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: durance vile

Noun [Old French]

Forms: durance oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], durances [oblique, plural], durance [nominative, singular], durances [nominative, plural]
Etymology: durer + -ance. Etymology templates: {{suffix|fro|durer|ance}} durer + -ance Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} durance oblique singular, f (oblique plural durances, nominative singular durance, nominative plural durances)
  1. duration (length with respect to time)
    Sense id: en-durance-fro-noun-e6YWLXtO Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French terms suffixed with -ance

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