DURESS


Meaning of DURESS in English

[du.ress] n [ME duresse, fr. MF duresce hardness, severity, fr. L duritia, fr. durus] (15c) 1: forcible restraint or restriction

2: compulsion by threat; specif: unlawful constraint

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