Sublime Porte

Sublime Porte
Porte Porte, n. [F. porte a gate, L. porta. See {Port} a gate.] 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. [1913 Webster]

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  • Sublime Porte — /pawrt, pohrt/ official name of Porte. * * * ▪ Ottoman government also called  Porte,         the government of the Ottoman Empire. The name is a French translation of Turkish Bâbıâli (“High Gate,” or “Gate of the Eminent”). which was the… …   Universalium

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  • Sublime Porte — noun the Ottoman court in Constantinople • Syn: ↑Porte • Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑royal court …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sublime Porte — noun a) The monumental portal at the Ottoman palace where the supreme tribunals were held; became the surname of the first palace in Burssa (now Brussa), transferred to the even grander Topkapi palace after the capitals transfer to Istanbul (the… …   Wiktionary

  • SUBLIME PORTE —    a name given to the Ottoman Government, so called from a lofty gateway leading into the residence of the Vizier …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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  • La Sublime Porte — Empire ottoman دولتِ عَليه عُثمانيه Devlet i Âliye i Osmâniyye 1299   1922 …   Wikipédia en Français

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