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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.
A breviary; a prayer book. [portuis, porthose.]
[Not used.]

Definition 2024


portass

portass

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Noun

portass (plural portasses)

  1. (obsolete) A breviary; a prayer book.
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