Comportment
[kuh m-pawrt-muh nt, -pohrt-] /kəmˈpɔrt mənt, -ˈpoʊrt-/
noun
1.
personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior.
/kəmˈpɔːtmənt/
noun
1.
conduct; bearing
n.
c.1600, from Middle French comportement “bearing, behavior,” from comporter (13c.) “to be disposed, arranged, laid out,” from Latin comportare (see comport).
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