PORTE

Porte, Sublime Porte

(noun) the Ottoman court in Constantinople

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Porte, n. Etym: [F. porte a gate, L. porta. See Port a gate.]

Definition: 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 Edition



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MOTIVE

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