Hoge Porte
Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Hooge Porte (obsolete spelling)
- Porte (shortening)
Etymology
[edit]Ultimately a calque of Ottoman Turkish باب عالی (Babıali). Compare Swedish Höga porten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- 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
[edit]- (pars pro toto) Istanboel n