Meaning of Disport | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Anything which diverts one from serious matters; a game, a pastime, a sport.
   archaic, countable
2. Amusement, entertainment, recreation, relaxation.
   archaic, uncountable
3. The way one carries oneself; bearing, carriage, deportment.
   countable, obsolete
4. Bearing, elevation, orientation.
   countable, obsolete
5. Fun, gaiety, joy, merriment, mirth.
   obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“It hath beene very frequent with the Kings of England, France, and other Princes, for triall of their man hood, to runne at Iouſts, and fight at Barriers, not onely with forraigners, but with their owne valianteſt Lords and Knights, of which there are various Examples. In theſe Martiall diſports, by the very Law of Armes, theſe Subjects have not onely defended themſelves againſt their kings aſſaults and blowes; but retorted lance for lance, ſtroke for ſtroke, and ſometimes unhorſed, diſarmed, and wounded their Kings, […]”

“And whether they were a bedde or at other maner of disportes me lyst not herof make no mencyon for loue that tyme was not as is now adayes. "And whether they were abed or at other manner of disports, me list not hereof make no mention, for love that time was not as is now-a-days."”

“[Y]et have I carried myſelf towards thee in ſuch fanciful guiſe of careleſs diſport, that right ſore am I aſhamed now to entreat thy lenity ſeriouſly— […]”

“... shooting a bullet ... out of a Culverin towards the East, and afterwards another, with the same charge, and at the same elevation or disport towards the West.”

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