2. pl. Resources; means. [Obs.]

You know

How narrow our demeans are.

Massinger.

De*mean"ance (?), n. Demeanor. [Obs.] Skelton.

De*mean"or (?), n. [Written also demeanour.] [For demeanure, fr. demean. See Demean, v. t.] 1. Management; treatment; conduct. [Obs.]

God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man.

Milton.

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section D and E · 第 415 / 2785 题