n. strong heavy grating lowered to block a gateway in a fortress etc. [French, = sliding door] portend 1pa:’tend/ v.1 foreshadow as an omen. 2 give warning of. [Latin portendo: related to PRO’, TEND1]
n. strong heavy grating lowered to block a gateway in a fortress etc. [French, = sliding door] portend 1pa:’tend/ v.1 foreshadow as an omen. 2 give warning of. [Latin portendo: related to PRO’, TEND1]