Demeanour

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Demeanor \De*mean"or\, n. [Written also {demeanour}.] [For
     demeanure, fr. demean. See {Demean}, v. t.]
     1. Management; treatment; conduct. [Obs.]
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              God commits the managing so great a trust . . .


              wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. --Milton.
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     2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.
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              His demeanor was singularly pleasing. --Macaulay.
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              The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and
              simple refined demeanor.              --Thackeray.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  demeanour
       n : (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward
           other people [syn: {demeanor}, {behavior}, {behaviour}, {conduct},
            {deportment}]