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
Clementina	kle-men-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), klə-mən-TEE-nə (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Stirling	STUR-ling	English (Rare)
Brando	-	Ancient Germanic
Emmanuhel	-	Biblical Latin
Lesedi	-	Southern African, Tswana
Gregory	GREG-ə-ree	English