Not that I supposed for a moment that my bold comportment would save me from his knife or his pistol when he should think proper to make away with me.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
The comportment and performances of men in society are to him, by the vivid comparison with their mortality, more grotesque than respectable.
"The Short Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009
During the time 1580 to 1680, there were distinct social classes in England which determined dress, convention in comportment which determined face-to-face contacts between superiors and inferiors, order of seating in church, place arrangement at tables, and rank order in public processions.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly