Definition of durance Durance

dur•ance

We found 6 definitions of durance from 3 different sources.

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What does durance mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: durances

durance - imprisonment (especially for a long time)
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • durance (n.)
    Continuance; duration. See Endurance.
  • durance (n.)
    Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak.
  • durance (n.)
    A stout cloth stuff, formerly made in imitation of buff leather and used for garments; a sort of tammy or everlasting.
  • durance (n.)
    In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for window blinds and similar purposes.

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