Defn: Act of enduing; induement.
ENDURABLE
En*dur"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. endurable. See Endure.]
Defn: Capable of being endured or borne; sufferable. Macaulay.
— En*dur"a*ble*ness, n.
ENDURABLY
En*dur"a*bly, adv.
Defn: In an endurable manner.
ENDURANCE
En*dur"ance, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. endurance. See Endure.]
1. A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance. Slurring with an evasive answer the question concerning the endurance of his own possession. Sir W. Scott.
2. The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patience. Their fortitude was most admirable in their patience and endurance of all evils, of pain and of death. Sir W. Temple.
Syn.
— Suffering; patience; fortitude; resignation.
ENDURANT
En*dur"ant, a.