'portus' definitions:

Definition of 'portus'

From: GCIDE
  • Portass \Por"tass\, n. [OF. porte-hors a kind of prayer book, so called from being portable; cf. LL. portiforium.] A breviary; a prayer book. [Written variously portace, portasse, portesse, portise, porthose, portos, portus, portuse, etc.] [Obs.] --Spenser. Camden. [1913 Webster]
  • By God and by this porthors I you swear. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

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