1. plural of outrance; the uttermost extremity or the last extremity, especially in combat or conflict; a fight to the death or to the bitter end.
Usage: archaic; literary; often used in the phrase 'à outrance' (to the uttermost)

Examples

• The knights fought à outrance, neither willing to yield.
• The battle was waged to the outrances of human endurance.
• They pursued the conflict to its outrances without mercy.
• The duel continued to outrances, with no quarter given.