havour

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• Havior — Hav ior (h[=a]v y[ e]r), n. [OE. havour, a corruption of OF. aveir, avoir, a having, of same origin as E. aver a work horse. The h is due to confusion with E. have.] Behavior; demeanor. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• behavior — (n.) late 15c., essentially from BEHAVE (Cf. behave), but with ending from M.E. havour possession, a word altered (by influence of HAVE (Cf. have)) from aver, noun use of Old French verb aveir to have …   Etymology dictionary

• demeanour — (US demeanor) noun outward behaviour or bearing. Origin C15: from demean2, prob. influenced by obs. havour behaviour …   English new terms dictionary

• demeanour — n. (US demeanor) outward behaviour or bearing. Etymology: DEMEAN(2), prob. after obs. havour behaviour …   Useful english dictionary

• havior — ˈhāvyə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English haviour possession, alteration of havour, alteration (influenced by Middle English haven to have) of aver, avoir, from Middle French aveir, avoir, from Old French, from aveir, avoir, v., to have, from …   Useful english dictionary

• hav|iour — hav|ior or hav|iour «HAYV yuhr», noun. Archaic or Dialect. behavior; deportment. ╂[Middle English havour (influenced by have) < Old French avoir to have] …   Useful english dictionary

• hav|ior — or hav|iour «HAYV yuhr», noun. Archaic or Dialect. behavior; deportment. ╂[Middle English havour (influenced by have) < Old French avoir to have] …   Useful english dictionary

• havoir — havoir, havour earlier forms of haviour …   Useful english dictionary