durance vile

English

Noun

durance vile (uncountable)

  1. (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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