PORTENSION
Por*ten"sion, n.
Defn: The act of foreshowing; foreboding. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
PORTENT
Por*tent", n. Etym: [L. portentum. See Portend.]
Defn: That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. Shak. My loss by dire portents the god foretold. Dryden.
PORTENTIVE
Por*tent"ive, a.
Defn: Presaging; foreshadowing.
PORTENTOUS
Por*tent"ous, a. Etym: [L. portentosus.]
1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreschadowing, esp. foreschadowing ill; ominous. For, I believe, they are portentous things. Shak. Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. Macaulay.
2. Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of
portentous size. Roscommon.
— Por*tent"ous*ly, adv.
— Por*tent"ous*ness, n.
PORTER
Por"ter, n. Etym: [F. portier, L. portarius, from porta a gate, door.
See Port a gate.]