Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself
You use guise to refer to the outward appearance or form of someone or something, which is often temporary or different from their real nature. He turned up at a fancy dress Easter dance in the guise of a white rabbit. French general and politician who suppressed the Huguenots. French military leader who helped plan the massacre of Huguenots on Saint Bartholomew's Day, 1572. His designs on the throne led to his assassination by order of Henry III. the way someone or something appears to be, which hides the truth or is only temporary in/under the guise of sth. Guise François de Lorraine 2nd duke de Guise Henri I de Lorraine 3rd duke de Guise Henri II de Lorraine 5th duke de Guise house of
Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; often used formerly in such phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself