apport

/ (əˈpɔːt) /

noun

- the production of objects by apparently supernatural means at a spiritualists' seance
- the objects produced
obsolete bearing; demeanour

(plural) obsolete things brought as offerings; revenues

Origin of apport

C15: from Old French aport, from aporter (vb), from Latin ad- + portāre to carry

Words Nearby apport

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How to use apport in a sentence

Ils me donnerent parolle d'ainsy faire le tout; ce neantmoins, le languissant ne nous fut apport que deux jours aprs.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614 | Various
La vieille mre est sujett des maux d'estomac, et je lui ai apport un pot de confection d'hyacinthe.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson Cushing
I have been reading Bailey's record, however, and I cannot doubt that he has been a great apport medium.
The Wanderings of a Spiritualist | Arthur Conan Doyle
Le corps du duc Guillaume fut apport Rouen et inhum dans la cathdrale.
Architectural Antiquities of Normandy | John Sell Cotman
Rita will remain with them until peace is assured, or until your emissaries apport distinct advice.
Rita | Laura E. Richards

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