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
Prometheus	prə-MEE-thee-əs (English)	Greek Mythology
BoŠKo	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Israel	IZ-ray-əl (English), IZ-ree-əl (English)	Jewish, English, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Lamia (2)	-	Greek Mythology
Achard	[ə'ʃa:]
Severina	-	Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman