countenance sb. (the precise meaning of many instances is doubtful)
1.
bearing, demeanour
AYL. II. vii. 108
“the Of stern
commandment,”
Shr. IV. ii. 65, V. i. 41*,
1H4 V. i. 69
“unkind usage, dangerous
,”
Lr. I. ii. 177.
2.
(?) show, pretence
Meas. V. i. 119
“the evil which is here
wrapt up In countenance.”
3.
favour, patronage
AYL. I. i. 19*,
1H4 I. ii. 33
“under whose we
steal,”
174, 2H4 IV. ii. 13, 24, Cor. V. v. [vi.] 40,
Ham. I. iii. 113
“hath given to his
speech.”
