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Thesaurus: durance

Continuance; duration. See Endurance.

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