I. -._trəˌchu̇(ə)r, -_chər, -.trə.ˌtyu̇(ə)r, -.trəˌtu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə, -chə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English portreitoure, from Middle French portraiture, from portrait + -ure
1. : the making of portraits by painting, drawing, photography, or otherwise : portrayal
2.
a. : a portrait in graphic art
b. : a sculptured portrait
3. : depiction in words : verbal description
faithfulness in the … portraiture depends upon the individual writer's art — Wilfred Partington
4. obsolete : appearance , form , shape
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
archaic : portray