deportment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
    demeanour; behaviour; demeanor; behavior; conduct.

WordNet

De*port"ment noun
Etymology
F. déportement misconduct, OF., demeanor. See Deport.
Definitions
  1. Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carrige; especially, manner of acting with respect to the courtesies and duties of life; behavior; demeanor; bearing.
    The gravity of his deportment carried him safe through many difficulties. Swift.

Webster 1913