deportment
noun/dɪˈpɔːtmənt/
/dɪˈpɔːrtmənt/
[uncountable] (formal)- (British English) the way in which a person stands and moves
- lessons in deportment and etiquette
- He has good deportment.
- deportment classes
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- (especially North American English, old-fashioned) the way in which a person behaves
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting behaviour in general): from French déportement, from the verb déporter, from Latin deportare, from de- ‘away’ + portare ‘carry’.
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