See Also: purport(1)(dictionary)
purport(2)(dictionary)
purport 1, verb(dictionary)
purport 2, noun(dictionary)
PURPORT, pleading(law)

purport(1) (iou)



purport noun. LME.
[Anglo-Norman, Old French purport, por- produce, contents, formed as PURPORT verb.]
That which is expressed or stated, esp. by a formal document or speech; import, effect; meaning, substance; an instance of this. LME.
G. Washington The purport of your private letter. J. Conrad Words..too indistinct for him to understand their purport.
b. Outward bearing. rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
That which is intended to be done or effected by something; (an) object, (a) purpose, (an) intention. E17.
M. Howitt The purport of our steamer's visit..is to promote..commerce.
purportless adjective (rare) having no purport; meaningless, pointless: E19.