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 ]
‖prep. [ L., abl. case of the p. pr. of durare to last. ] (Law) During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito, during pleasure. [ 1913 Webster ]
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