Portia

American  

[pawr-shuh, -shee-uh, pohr-] / ˈpɔr ʃə, -ʃi ə, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

1. the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.

2. a woman lawyer.

3. a female given name.

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Example Sentences

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has thrown herself back into the U.S. housing market with gusto, snapping up a stunning Montecito mansion for $27.4 million in an off-market deal that closed at the end of November—one year after she and wife Portia de Rossi relocated to the U.K.

From MarketWatch

“When we decided to live here full time, we knew that Portia couldn’t live without her horses,” DeGeneres told the Wall Street Journal.

From MarketWatch

Those invitations are often to Sarandos’s Southern California homes, which include a residence in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles and a mansion in Montecito, near Santa Barbara, that he purchased from Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi for $34 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

Portia Thorman, from SMA UK, believes it would be ''ethically wrong'' not to introduce screening throughout the UK.

From BBC

WTA chief executive Portia Archer has already indicated she would like the event to remain in its current location.

From BBC