deportment

[ dih-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt- ]
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noun
  1. demeanor; conduct; behavior.

  2. the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher.

Origin of deportment

1
1595–1605; <French déportement, equivalent to déporte(r) (see deport) + -ment-ment

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See behavior.

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deportment

/ (dɪˈpɔːtmənt) /


noun
  1. the manner in which a person behaves, esp in physical bearing: military deportment

Origin of deportment

1
C17: from French déportement, from Old French deporter to conduct (oneself); see deport

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