Porte
Pronunciation : Porte
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. porte a gate, L. porta. See Port a gate.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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