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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