Meanings
A long prison sentence.
Example Sentences
1
He was imprisoned for years in durance vile, confined to a tiny cell.
2
The political dissidents suffered in durance vile under the oppressive regime.
3
She endured durance vile as a prisoner of war during the conflict.
4
The captive yearned for freedom, longing to escape durance vile.
5
The unjustly accused man languished in durance vile until new evidence was found.
