DURANCE Meaning of DURANCE in English [du.rance] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. durer to endure, fr. L durare] (15c) 1 archaic: endurance 2: restraint by or as if by physical force--usu. used in the phrase durance vile Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012