Sublime Porte

English Alternative forms en High Porte en Ottoman Porte en Porte (shortening) Etymology From en fr Sublime Porte high gate/portal. Proper noun 1 en literally The monumental portal at the Ottoman palace where the supreme tribunals were held; became the surname of the first palace in Bursa, transferred to the even grander Topkapı palace after the capital's transfer to Istanbul (the former Byzantine imperial capital Constantinople) en figuratively The Ottoman sultanic court, hence the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empire, or a personage with a similar standing. 170 II He liked the pleasures of the table, and he liked attendance; he was a sort of Sublime Porte to his valets. Synonyms Ottoman sultanic court etc. Istanbul Translations Ottoman imperial government Arabic: ar البَاب العَالِي m Danish: da Den Høje Port c definite form, da Porten c definite form Dutch: nl Hoge Porte, nl Sublieme Porte, nl Verhevene Porte, nl Porte French: fr Sublime Porte German: de Hohe Pforte f Macedonian: mk Висока порта f Persian: fa باب عالی, fa عالی قاپو Swedish: sv Höga porten c, sv Porten c Turkish: tr Babıali See also mikado, pharaoh terms related to buildings that are also titles of monarchs en Buildings Istanbul Ottoman Empire History of Turkey French Etymology fr ota باب عالی Babıali. Proper noun Sublime Porte f the en Sublime Porte, Ottoman sultanic palace, court, capital and empire Descendants en Sublime Porte 1 fr Buildings Istanbul Turkey