† porˈtention Obs. rare.
In 7 portension.
[ad. med.L. portentiō-nem a portent, f. portendĕre to portend.]
The action of portending; a portent.
| 1658 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. vi. xiv. 417 Why although the Red Comets do carry the portensions of Mars, the brightly-white should not be of the Influence of Jupiter or Venus,..is not absurd to doubt. |