Porte

[ pawrt ]

noun

the former Ottoman court or government in Turkey.

Origin of Porte

Short for Sublime Porte “High Gate,” French translation of the Turkish official title Babιâli, with reference to the palace gate at which justice was administered

Official name Sub·lime Porte [suh-blahym-pawrt] /səˈblaɪm ˈpɔrt/ .

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How to use Porte in a sentence

The identities of generations of people were wiped out in service of the Sublime Porte.
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His family lived in commodious apartments over the store, having an entrance on the side within the Porte cochere.
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The fat, heavy man looked at them for a second, laughed again, and sped through the Porte-cochère.
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A half-hour later they were riding under the Porte cochere of the inn of the Black Boar.
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They proceeded toward the Porte Saint-Honor, by this time enveloped in clouds of dust and smoke.
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The Porte was likewise under the necessity of using its arms against some tribes which had rebelled in Kurdistan.
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British Dictionary definitions for Porte

Porte

/ (pɔːt) /

noun

Also called: Sublime Porte the court or government of the Ottoman Empire

Origin of Porte

C17: shortened from French Sublime Porte High Gate, rendering the Turkish title Babi Ali, the imperial gate, which was regarded as the seat of government

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