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Webster 1913 Edition
Portass
Por′tass
,Noun.
[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.] [Obs.]
Spenser. Camden.
By God and by this
porthors
I you swear. Chaucer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Portass
PORTASS
,Noun.
[Not used.]
Definition 2025
portass
portass
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Noun
portass (plural portasses)
- (obsolete) A breviary; a prayer book.
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