"Sublime Porte" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From French Sublime Porte (“high gate/portal”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Sublime Porte|t=high gate/portal}} French Sublime Porte (“high gate/portal”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Sublime Porte
  1. (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) Tags: literally Categories (topical): Buildings, History of Turkey Categories (place): Istanbul, Turkey
    Sense id: en-Sublime_Porte-en-name--r4uEJw4 Disambiguation of Buildings: 71 29 Disambiguation of History of Turkey: 49 51 Disambiguation of Istanbul: 54 46 Disambiguation of Turkey: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. (figuratively) A pars pro toto for the Ottoman sultanic court, hence for the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empire, or a personage with a similar standing. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): History of Turkey Categories (place): Istanbul, Turkey Synonyms (pars pro toto): Istanbul
    Sense id: en-Sublime_Porte-en-name-j1fIofFM Disambiguation of History of Turkey: 49 51 Disambiguation of Istanbul: 54 46 Disambiguation of Turkey: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'pars pro toto': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: High Porte, Ottoman Porte, Porte (english: shortening) Related terms: mikado, pharaoh (english: terms related to buildings that are also titles of monarchs) Translations (Ottoman imperial government): Den Høje Port (note: definite form) [common-gender] (Danish), Porten (note: definite form) [common-gender] (Danish), Hoge Porte (Dutch), Sublieme Porte (Dutch), Verhevene Porte (Dutch), Porte (Dutch), Sublime Porte (French), Hohe Pforte [feminine] (German), Höga porten [common-gender] (Swedish), Porten [common-gender] (Swedish), Babıali (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'Ottoman imperial government': 45 55

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