Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Demeanor \De*mean"or\, n. [Written also {demeanour}.] [For
demeanure, fr. demean. See {Demean}, v. t.]
1. Management; treatment; conduct. [Obs.]
God commits the managing so great a trust . . .
wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. --Milton.
2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.
His demeanor was singularly pleasing. --Macaulay.
The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and
simple refined demeanor. --Thackeray.
Source : WordNet®
demeanour
n : (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward
other people [syn: {demeanor}, {behavior}, {behaviour}, {conduct},
{deportment}]