Noah Webster
Purport
PUR'PORT, noun
1. Design or tendency; as the purport of Plato's dialogue.
2. Meaning; import; as the purport of a word or phrase.
PUR'PORT, verb transitive To intend; to intend to show.
1. To mean; to signify.
PUR'PORT, noun
1. Design or tendency; as the purport of Plato's dialogue.
2. Meaning; import; as the purport of a word or phrase.
PUR'PORT, verb transitive To intend; to intend to show.
1. To mean; to signify.