His [man's] noblest posture and station in this world.
Sir M. Hale.
3. State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of
internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense;
the posture of affairs.
The several postures of his devout soul.
Atterbury.
Syn. -- Attitude; position. See Attitude.
Pos"ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Posturing.] To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose
the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture
one's self; to posture a model. Howell.
Pos"ture, v. i. 1. To assume a particular posture or attitude; to
contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or
contortionist; also, to pose.