Hoge Porte

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Hooge Porte (obsolete spelling)
  • Porte (shortening)

Etymology

Ultimately a calque of Ottoman Turkish باب عالی (Babıali). Compare Swedish Höga porten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦoː.ɣə pɔr.tə/

Proper noun

Hoge Porte ?

  1. the Sublime Porte, pars pro toto for the Ottoman sultanic court, notably in Topkapi palace, hence for the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empre

Synonyms

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