Hoge Porte
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Hooge Porte (obsolete spelling)
- Porte (shortening)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- 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
- (pars pro toto) Istanboel n