portance

[pawr-tns, pohr-]

noun Archaic.

bearing; behavior.

Origin of portance

From Middle French, dating back to 1580–90; see origin at port⁵, -ance

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Historical Examples of portance

Rymer, in his criticism on this play, has changed it to portents, instead of portance.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies
Samuel Johnson