Definitions for Durance

Durance dur·ance

Spelling: [doo r-uh ns, dyoo r
IPA: /ˈdʊər əns, ˈdyʊər-/

Durance is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 228 anagrams from letters in Durance (acdenru).

Definitions for Durance

noun

  1. incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
  2. Archaic. endurance.

Origin of Durance

1400-50; late Middle English Middle French. See dure2, -ance

Examples for Durance

If Master Walgrave were in durance vile, where was my mistress and her family?

It gainsayeth those who would accuse us of rigour in his durance.

But once on the wall, it was no trick to snatch the damsel from her durance vile.

Note a similar liberty allowed to Paul when in durance, Acts 24:23.

In a few minutes it was re-opened, and the men issued one by one from durance vile.

Restraint, durance, confinement under arrest, or in the bilboes.

Fortunately for Delia's nerves they were not kept long in durance vile.

So the goddess was led away and kept in durance and in misery.

"Job" had escaped from durance vile and was seeking companionship.

Loris used his influence with the authorities to keep Joseph in durance.

Word Value for Durance
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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