Porte

noun

ˈpȯrt 

: the government of the Ottoman empire

Examples of Porte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Julia Roberts and Emma Roberts match with their fiery red hair at a Veuve Clicquot x Simon Porte Jacquemus event in New York City's Central Park Boathouse on Sept. 9. —Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025

On September 10, the Roberts women were seen reuniting at the Simon Porte Jacquemus x Veuve Cliquot party in Central Park. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025

Julia Roberts and her niece, fellow actress Emma Roberts, reunited in a rare public appearance during the Veuve Clicquot and Simon Porte Jacquemus event at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City on Tuesday, Sept. 9. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

Celebrating the start of New York Fashion Week, both actresses arrived at the Central Park Boathouse for the Veuve Clicquot dinner hosted by Jacquemus designer Simon Porte with the same copper hair coloring. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 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