See Also: faction(medicine)
faction(2)(dictionary)
faction(3)(dictionary)
faction(dictionary)
Faction - Wrestling(gambling)

portate (iou) and faction (oh)


portate (iou)



portate adjective. M16.
[Latin portatus pa. pple of portare PORT verb1: see -ATE2.]
Heraldry. Represented in a sloping position, as if carried on the shoulder. Chiefly in cross portate.

faction (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Latin factio 'act of making'; FASHION1]
[C] a small group of people within a larger group, who have different ideas from the Other members, and who try to get their own ideas accepted
::struggles between the different factions within the party
::the leaders of the warring factions
[U] formal disagreements and arguments between different groups within an organization
::jealousy and faction
-- factional adj
::factional conflict