/pawr"tent, pohr"-/ , n.
1. an indication or omen of something about to happen, esp. something momentous.
2. threatening or disquieting significance: an occurrence of dire portent.
3. a prodigy or marvel.
[ 1555-65; portentum sign, token, n. use of neut. of portentus, ptp. of portendere to PORTEND ]
Syn. 1. augury, warning. See sign. 2. import.