portance

[ pawr-tns, pohr- ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. bearing; behavior.

Word History and Origins

Origin of portance¹

From Middle French, dating back to 1580–90; port ⁵, -ance

Example Sentences

They were made of gold, of silver, of brass and of marble, according to their im-portance and merits.

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Such articles, he says, give a disproportionate im portance to the negative side of his views.

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Rymer, in his criticism on this play, has changed it to portents, instead of portance.

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I believe portance was the author's word in some revised copy.

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