port (2), porte

[Fr. port, from porter (Latin por to ) = to carry; Ital. por to; Sp. porte.] 1. Carriage, mien, demeanor, bearing, air; manner of walk or movement; deportment. IMG:content-1352.png:[blocks in formation] *2. State; splendid or stately manner of living. "Keep house, and port , and servants as I should." Shakesp.: Taming of the Shrew, i. 1. *3. A piece of iron, somewhat in the shape of a horseshoe, fixed to the saddle or stirrup, and made to carry the lance when held upright.