abearance

abearance

English

Etymology

abear +‎ -ance

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɛɹ.əns/

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Noun

abearance (uncountable)

1. (rare) Behavior. [Mid 16^th century.][1]
   • 1769, Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England:

     The other species of recognizance, with sureties, is tor the good abearance or good behaviour.

Translations

behavior — see behavior

References

1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abearance”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.