Portent
Pronunciation : Por*tent"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. portentum. See Portend.]
Definition : Defn: That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. Shak. My loss by dire portents the god foretold. Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913