Porte

noun

ˈpȯrt 

: the government of the Ottoman empire

Examples of Porte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, Christie’s asked Simon Porte Jacquemus to curate the exhibition preceding a sale of works by François-Xavier Lalanne in New York City. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 18 June 2025

First discovered: 1:43 p.m. June 14 Initial location: Yuba County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: La Porte A new wildfire was reported today at 1:43 p.m. in Yuba County. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025

French founder of artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch, attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, on May 22, 2024. —Ryan Browne, CNBC, 10 June 2025

First discovered: 7:18 p.m. May 21 Initial location: Yuba County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: La Porte A new wildfire was reported today at 7:18 p.m. in Yuba County. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 May 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