portesse

portesse
noun (-s)
Etymology: alteration of Middle English portes — more at porteous roll

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portesse /pōrˈ, pörˈtəs or -tes/ (historical)
noun
A portable breviary (also portˈess, portˈas, portˈhors, portˈhouse, portˈous, portˈhos or porteous /pōrˈ or pörˈtyəs/)
ORIGIN: OFr portehors (LL porteforium), from L portāre to carry, and forīs out of doors
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porteous roll noun (Scots law; obsolete)
A list of persons to be tried

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  • Portesse — Por tesse, n. See {Porteass}. [Obs.] Tyndale. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portesse — 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portace — 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portasse — 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • porthose — 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portise — 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portos — 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portus — 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portuse — 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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