"'havior" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English havour, a corruption of Old French aveir, avoir (“a having”), of same origin as English aver (“a workhorse”). The h is due to confusion with have. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|havour}} Middle English havour, {{der|en|fro|aveir}} Old French aveir, {{m|fro|avoir||a having}} avoir (“a having”), {{cog|en|aver||a workhorse}} English aver (“a workhorse”), {{m|en||h}} h, {{m|en|have}} have Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} 'havior
  1. (obsolete) behaviour; demeanor Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-'havior-en-noun-kkrV68qE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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