durance
/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹəns/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.94 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A left tributary of the Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Example Sentences
- "What bootes it him from death to be unbownd, / To be captived in endlesse duraunce / Of sorrow and despeyre without aleggeaunce!"
- "the parson concurred, saying, the Lord forbid he should be instrumental in committing an innocent person to durance."
- "Fal. Thou ſay'ſt true Lad: is not my Hoſteſſe of the Tauerne a moſt ſweet Wench? / Prin. As is the hony, my old Lad of the Caſtle: and is not a Buffe Ierkin a moſt ſweet robe of durance?"
- "O the mind, mind has mountains; cliffs of fall / Frightful, sheer, no-man-fathomed. Hold them cheap / May who ne’er hung there. Nor does long our small / Durance deal with that steep or deep."
Etymology
From Old French durance, from durer (“to last”).
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: durance
Usage
Inflected Forms
durances (plural)
the Durance (canonical)