Definition of Porte

1. Noun. The Ottoman court in Constantinople.

Exact synonyms: Sublime Porte
Generic synonyms: Court, Royal Court

Definition of Porte

1. n. The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the Sublime Porte, from the gate (port) of the sultan's palace at which justice was administered.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Porte

Port-au-Prince
Port-of-Spain
Port Arthur
Port Blair
Port Elizabeth
Port Jackson fig
Port Jackson heath
Port Jackson pine
Port Louis
Port Moresby
Port Orford cedar
Port Sudan
Port Vila
Port of Spain
Portable Management Interface
Porte
Portia
Portingal
Portingals
Portishead
Portland
Portland cement
Portland stone
Portman
Portmore
Porto
Porto-Novo
Porto Alegre
Porto Novo
Porto Rico

Literary usage of Porte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"In July 1810, disgusted with the position of onlooker at the porte, and weary of the palaver and procrastination of Turkish mi- 111.11 ITS, a discussion ..."

2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"conservation of the enemy's army than for the advantage of the Ottoman porte." Even now, however, Charles did not abandon the struggle. ..."

3. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1908)
"Immediately after Poltawa, Peter Tolstoi, the Russian ambassador at the porte, demanded the extradition of Charles and Mazepa. This was a diplomatic blunder ..."

4. The Contemporary Review (1876)
"THE CHRISTIAN SUBJECTS OF THE porte. THE Eastern Question has taken one of those strides in advance which, in the evolution of political events, ..."

5. A Manual of the History of the Political System of Europe and Its Colonies by Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren, David Alphonso Talboys (1873)
"The alliance with France now gradually forming, gives evidence of a more liberal knowledge of policy in the porte, however just may have been the ..."

6. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1903)
"Then after a while Sir Mador de la porte said, " I shall not tell you, but you may come and see." Then Sir Gawaine began to think mayhap there was something ..."

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