ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sortance

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Sortance is a noun meaning (obsolete) fittingness; appropriateness; seemliness.

Meaning

(obsolete) fittingness; appropriateness; seemliness.

Example Sentences

Here doth he wish his person, with such powers As might hold sortance with his quality, The which he could not levy; whereupon He is retired, to ripe his growing fortunes, To Scotland.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include besort, fitment, propriety, convenance, seemingness, pickedness.

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