"durance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹəns/, /ˈdjʊəɹəns/ Forms: durances [plural]
Etymology: From Old French durance, from durer (“to last”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|durance}} Old French durance 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 Disambiguation of '(archaic) imprisonment': 75 14 10
  2. (obsolete) Duration. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-durance-en-noun-oVMfqKKK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 49 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 82 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 82 7
  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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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