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
Proserpine	-	Roman Mythology
Christy (1)	KRIS-tee	English
Coinneach	-	Scottish
Rosanna	ro-ZAHN-nah (Italian), ro-ZAN-ə (English)	Italian, English
Eliud	ee-LIE-əd (English)	Biblical
Ross	[rɔs]