portance

Meaning

Noun

  • The manner in which one carries oneself; behaviour.

Related

Similar words

  • port (also a dated/archaic sense)

Origin

  • From Middle French portance ("a carrying, support"), from porter, from Latin portare ("carry, bear, convey").

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