abearance
(əˈbɛərəns)
[f. abear v. + -ance, being a synonym of abearing, on the analogy of the pairs appearing, appearance, abhorring, abhorrence, etc., formed on vbs. of Romance origin.]
Behaviour; always in phr. good abearance.
| 1568 Watson Polybius 93 a, Of their confederates and mates they would cut of, and keep the lands, for good abearance. c 1630 Jackson Creed ii. xxxi. Wks. II. 144 The supreme magistrate might bind their tongues and pens to good abearance. 1683 Col. Rec. Pennsylv. I. 88 To finde good security for thy good abearance. 1768 Blackst. Comm. IV. 256 The other species of recognizance with sureties is for the good abearance or good behaviour. |