Sublime Porte
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Sublime Porte
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From French Sublime Porte (“high gate/portal”).
proper noun High Porte · Ottoman Porte · Porte
- The monumental portal at the Ottoman palace where the supreme tribunals were held; became the surname of the first palace in Bursa, transferred to the even grander Topkapı palace after the capital's transfer to Istanbul (the former Byzantine imperial capital Constantinople)
- The Ottoman sultanic court, hence the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empire, or a personage with a similar standing. He liked the pleasures of the table, and he liked attendance; he was a sort of Sublime Porte to his valets.
Similar: Ottoman sultanic court etc
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proper noun
Similar: Ottoman sultanic court etc
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name Ottoman imperial government
| Français | Sublime Porte |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Hohe Pforte |
| العربية | البَاب العَالِي al-bāb al-ʕālī |
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title = {Sublime Porte},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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