Ordet hittades på dessa språk:
| Översättning | Kontext |
|---|
| Egentliga substantiv |
| 1. | Höga porten {en} | figurliga ord |
| 2. | Porten {en} | figurliga ord |
Definitioner
Egentliga substantiv
- (literally) The monumental portal at the Ottoman palace where the supreme tribunals were held; became the surname of the first palace in Burssa (now Brussa), transferred to the even grander Topkapi palace after the capital's transfer to Istanbul (the former Byzantine imperial capital Constantinople)
- (figuratively) A pars pro toto for the Ottoman sultanic court, hence for the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empire