Durance

n. [Lat. durans, p. pr. of durare, to endure, last; O. It. & O. Sp. duranza. See DURE.]

1Sense 1. Continuance; duration. See ENDURANCE.

Of how short durance was this new-made state. Dryden.

2Sense 2. Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody of the jailer; duress. Shak.

Robe of durance, an enduring dress. [Obs.]

Is not a buff jerkin a most sweet robe of durance? Shak.