abearance

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

abear +‎ -ance

Pronunciation[edit]

(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɜɹ.əns/
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Noun[edit]

abearance (uncountable)

(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[edit]

behavior — see behavior

References[edit]

^ 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.

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