durance vile
English
Noun
- (obsolete) A long prison sentence.
- 1794, Robert Burns, Epistle from Esopus to Maria:
- In durance vile here must I wake and weep
- If you continue on your present course, my reckless and rowdy friend, you will find yourself in durance vile.
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