Porte

[ pawrt ]

noun

1. the former Ottoman court or government in Turkey.

Porte

/ pɔːt /

noun

1. Also calledSublime Porte the court or government of the Ottoman Empire

Word History and Origins

Origin of Porte¹

Short for Sublime Porte “High Gate,” French translation of the Turkish official title Babιâli, with reference to the palace gate at which justice was administered

Word History and Origins

Origin of Porte¹

C17: shortened from French Sublime Porte High Gate, rendering the Turkish title Babi Ali, the imperial gate, which was regarded as the seat of government

Example Sentences

The identities of generations of people were wiped out in service of the Sublime Porte.

From The Daily Beast

His family lived in commodious apartments over the store, having an entrance on the side within the porte cochere.

From Project Gutenberg

The fat, heavy man looked at them for a second, laughed again, and sped through the porte-cochère.

From Project Gutenberg

A half-hour later they were riding under the porte cochere of the inn of the Black Boar.

From Project Gutenberg

They proceeded toward the Porte Saint-Honor, by this time enveloped in clouds of dust and smoke.

From Project Gutenberg

The Porte was likewise under the necessity of using its arms against some tribes which had rebelled in Kurdistan.

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