/ Dictionary / Index D davenport: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dav•en•port Pronunciation: (dav'un-pôrt", -pōrt"), [key] — n. a large sofa, often one convertible into a bed. a small writing desk. Dav•en•port Pronunciation: (dav'un-pôrt", -pōrt"), [key] — n. 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven. a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi River. 103,264. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: davenport (Thesaurus) D'Avenant davenport table. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language