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
Porte in American English
(pɔrt)
noun
the Ottoman Turkish government
Word origin
Fr, short for la Sublime Porte, transl. of Turk Babi Ali, chief office of the Ottoman Empire, lit., High Gate
Examples of 'Porte' in a sentence
Porte
Jeanne gave him a quick glance as they crossed the Seine and drove southwards to get on to the Périphérique at the Porte d'Orléans.
Harcourt, Palma DOUBLE DECEIT
There had been a seven-car collision the previous week on the Boulevard Périphérique, near the Porte de Bercy.