Obs. rare1. [f. EN-1 + OF. danture taming; suggested by the phrase en sa danture in the original text.] ? Taming, breaking in. (But the passage is nonsense, the translator not having understood his original.)
1340. Ayenb., 220. Huo þet tekþ colte endaunture, hyalde hit wyle þerhuyle hit ilest. [Fr. quaprent poulain en sa danture, il le tendra tant comme il dure.]