n. [ OF. durance duration, fr. L. durans, -antis, p. pr. durare to endure, last. See Dure, and cf. Durant. ]
Of how short durance was this new-made state! Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
In durance, exile, Bedlam or the mint. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Where didst thou buy this buff? let me not live but I will give thee a good suit of durance. J. Webster.
n. [ Cf. OF. endurance. See Endure. ]
Slurring with an evasive answer the question concerning the endurance of his own possession. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Their fortitude was most admirable in their patience and endurance of all evils, of pain and of death. Sir W. Temple.
n. [ Obs. ] See Endurance. [ 1913 Webster ]