durance vile

A lengthy prison sentence. “Durance” meant “duration,” and “vile” has its contemporary meaning of loathsome. That pretty well described long-term incarceration from the Middle Ages down to much of today's world.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Baines	[beinz]
Danielle	dan-YEL	French, English
Sophy	SO-fee	English (Rare)
Olav	-	Norwegian, Danish
Sylvia	SIL-vee-ə (English), SUYL-vee-ah (Finnish)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German
Kaitlin	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)