Portative
[pawr-tuh-tiv, pohr-] /ˈpɔr tə tɪv, ˈpoʊr-/
adjective
1.
capable of being carried; portable.
2.
having or pertaining to the power or function of carrying.
noun
3.
Also called portative organ. a small portable pipe organ used especially during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
/ˈpɔːtətɪv/
adjective
1.
a less common word for portable
2.
concerned with the act of carrying
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