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Porte

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Porte  (pôrt, prt)
n.
The government of the Ottoman Empire.
[French, short for la Sublime Porte, the High Gate, from Old French porte, gate; see port3.]
Porte [pɔːt]
n
(Historical Terms) short for Sublime Porte; the court or government of the Ottoman Empire
[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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Noun1.PortePorte - the Ottoman court in Constantinople
Sublime Porte
royal court, court - the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state


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