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
Hippokrates	-	Ancient Greek
Nevil	NEV-əl	English (Rare)
Windsor	WIN-zər	English (Rare)
Isolda	i-ZOL-də (English), i-SOL-də (English)	Arthurian Romance
Zaki	-	Arabic
Bartolomeo	-	Italian