'Sublime Porte' definitions:

Definition of 'Sublime Porte'

From: WordNet
noun
The Ottoman court in Constantinople [syn: Porte, Sublime Porte]

Definition of 'Sublime Porte'

From: GCIDE
  • Porte \Porte\, n. [F. porte a gate, L. porta. See Port a gate.] 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. [1913 Webster]