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(hāv′yẽr)

Noun.

[OE.

havour

, a corruption of OF.

aveir

avoir

, a having, of same origin as E.

aver

a work horse. The

is due to confusion with E.

have

Behavior; demeanor.

[Obs.]

Shak.

havior

(obsolete) behaviour; demeanor
- 1599, William Shakespeare, “Act 1, Scene 2”, in Hamlet:
  Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother, / Nor customary suits of solemn black, / Nor windy suspiration of forced breath, / No, nor the fruitful river in the eye, / Nor the dejected 'havior of the visage, / Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief, / That can denote me truly...;