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The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the Sublime Porte, from the gate (port) of the sultan's palace at which justice was administered.

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  1. n. The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the Sublime Porte, from the gate (port) of the sultan's palace at which justice was administered.
  2. n. the Ottoman court in Constantinople
  3. The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the Sublime Porte, from the gate (port) of the sultan's palace at which justice was administered.
  4. The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire,officially called the Sublime Porte, from the gate (port) of thesultan's palace at which justice was administered.
  5. n. the Ottoman court in Constantinople