DEPORTMENT


Meaning of DEPORTMENT in English

de ‧ port ‧ ment /dɪˈpɔːtmənt $ -ɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: déportement , from Old French deporter 'to behave' , from Latin portare 'to carry' ]

1 . British English the way that someone stands and walks:

lessons in manners and deportment

2 . old-fashioned especially American English the way that someone behaves in public

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.