durance

incontable

A noun referring to a state of being imprisoned or confined, especially for a long period of time.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota el estado de encarcelamiento o confinamiento, especialmente durante un período prolongado de tiempo.

1. Imprisonment C2 formal british

   The state of being confined or held in captivity, especially for a prolonged period.

   • The knight was held in durance vile for many years.
   • He escaped from his durance and returned to his homeland.
   • The poet wrote of the sorrow of durance and loss of freedom.

   🇪🇸Encarcelamiento

   Sinónimos: bondagecaptivityconfinementdetentionimprisonmentincarceration

   Antónimos: freedomlibertyrelease

• durances plural form
• durances' possessive plural form
• durance's possessive singular form