portent
por.tent \'po.(*)r-.tent, 'po-(*)r-\ n [L portentum, fr. neut. of portentus, pp. of portendere] 1: something that foreshadows a coming event : OMEN 2: prophetic indication or significance 3: MARVEL, PRODIGY
Webster's English Dictionarypor.tent \'po.(*)r-.tent, 'po-(*)r-\ n [L portentum, fr. neut. of portentus, pp. of portendere] 1: something that foreshadows a coming event : OMEN 2: prophetic indication or significance 3: MARVEL, PRODIGY