† comˈportance Obs.
[f. comport v. + -ance.]
1. Carriage, bearing, behaviour, manner of conducting oneself; (esp. in a favourable sense).
| 1590 Spenser F.Q. ii. i. 29 Goodly comportaunce each to other beare, And entertaine themselves with court'sies meet. 1630 Lane Sqr.'s Tale p. 144 note, Now Orbell..him bore with such substancial comportance. 1644 J. Goodwin Innoc. Triumph. To Rdr. 1 A man of no benevolous or friendly comportance with those, to whom he..speaketh. |
2. Agreement, accordance; compliance.
| 1648 J. Goodwin Right & Might 41 Calvin's apprehensions are of best comportance with the words. a 1665 ― Filled w. Spirit (1867) 265 The word signifieth, let your yieldingness, or comportance and compliance, be known unto all men. |