Porte

noun

ˈpȯrt 

: the government of the Ottoman empire

Examples of Porte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Designer Simon Porte Jacquemus partnered with Bovaird to create a custom look for Chloe, played by Charlotte Le Bon, consisting of a pink bodysuit, a sheer skirt and a wide-brimmed hat. —Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025

Last year, Neiman Marcus honored Simon Porte Jacquemus, founder and creative director of Jacquemus, with the Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion. —Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025

In 2019, a bomb weighing nearly a thousand pounds was found at a construction site at Porte de la Chapelle, near the Gare du Nord, causing temporary disruption to Eurostar trains and the evacuation of almost 2,000 people. —Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025

The shooting happened at 6:20 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at a home in the Houston suburb of La Porte, KTRK reported. —Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, short for Sublime Porte, literally, sublime gate; from the gate of the sultan's palace where justice was administered

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Porte

• bort
• corte
• court
• dort
• fort
• mort
• norte
• ort
• port
• quart
• short
• snort