Associations to the word «Porte»

Wiktionary

PORTE, proper noun. (historical) The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire.
PORTE COCHÈRE, noun. An open-walled roof over a driveway next to the entrance of a building, to shield embarking and disembarking vehicle passengers from the weather.
PORTE COCHÈRES, noun. Plural of porte cochère

Dictionary definition

PORTE, noun. The Ottoman court in Constantinople.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche