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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. imprisonment (especially for a long time);


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Durance \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] [1913 Webster] Of how short durance was this new-made state! --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak. "Durance vile." --Burns. [1913 Webster] In durance, exile, Bedlam or the mint. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. (a) A stout cloth stuff, formerly made in imitation of buff leather and used for garments; a sort of tammy or everlasting. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

durance n 1: imprisonment (especially for a long time)