noun
- Plural of durance; imprisonment or confinement, especially long-term or harsh captivity.
Usage: archaic or literary; often used in historical or poetic contexts
Examples
- The prisoners endured years of durances in the fortress tower.
- Medieval literature often depicted knights suffering durances in enemy castles.
- He wrote of the durances inflicted upon political dissidents.
- The novel describes the durances of war captives with vivid detail.
- Historical records document the durances experienced by enslaved peoples.