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Noun: durance  d(y)ûr-un(t)s
Usage: archaic
  1. Imprisonment (especially for a long time)
    "The prisoner endured years of durance in the fortress"

Derived forms: durances

Type of: captivity, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration

Encyclopedia: Durance, Lot-et-Garonne