Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Durant \Dur"ant\, n. [F. durant, p. pr. of durer to last. Cf.
   {Durance}.]
   See {Durance}, 3.

Source : WordNet®

Durant
     n : United States historian (1885-1981) [syn: {Will Durant}, {William
         James Durant}]