Found 2 items, similar to Porte.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Porte Porte n : the Ottoman court in Constantinople [syn: Sublime Porte]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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]