Obs. [a. obs. F. comport, f. comporter to COMPORT. But in sense 1 taken immediately from the Eng. verb.]
1. The action or position of comporting a pike: see COMPORT v. 8.
1635. Barriffe, Mil. Discip., ii. (1643), 9. From Comport, Cheeke, or Traile.
1650. R. Elton, Art Milit., I. iii. From the Comport charge to the Front, Right, Left, Reer.
1690. Perfection Milit. Discip., 24.
2. Behavior, comportment.
1660. Jer. Taylor, Worthy Commun., Introd. 11. Our comport and conversation in and after it [the Holy Communion].
a. 1700. Dryden, Fables, Ceyx & Alcyone, 41. I know them well, and mark’d their rude comport.
