du·rance /ˈdʊrən(t)s ||ˈdjʊr-/
禁錮,監禁
Dur·ance n.
1. Continuance; duration. See Endurance. [Archaic]
Of how short durance was this new-made state! --Dryden.
2. Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak. “Durance vile.”
In durance, exile, Bedlam or the mint. --Pope.
3. (a) A stout cloth stuff, formerly made in imitation of buff leather and used for garments; a sort of tammy or everlasting.
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.
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durance
n : imprisonment (especially for a long time)