Porte
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Porte
Where it comes from
From Middle French porte (“gate”), ultimately after Ottoman Turkish باب عالی (Bâb-ı Âli, “Exalted Gate”), from Arabic بَاب (bāb, “gate”) and عَالِيّ (ʕāliyy, “high, exalted”), a synecdoche for the Ottoman government originally referring to the outer gate of the sultan's Topkapı palace at which justice was administered, and later to the gate of the palace of the grand vizier.
proper noun Ottoman Porte · Sublime Porte
- The Ottoman court; (hence), the government of the Ottoman empire. Another odd Combination: 'tis now confidently asserted that the Ottoman Porte enters into a League offensive & defensive with France […].
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gateway, doorstep, gate, porch, doorway, door, carry, doorbell, polisher, maillot, wore, martin, bonheur, cochere, doors, feuille
Talk about this word "Porte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/porte. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Porte. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/porte "Porte." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/porte.Cite this
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title = {Porte},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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