PORT-ROYALIST
Port-roy"al*ist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th century, among them being Arnauld, Pascal, and other famous scholars. Cf. Jansenist.
PORTSALE
Port"sale`, n. Etym: [Port gate + sale.]
Defn: Public or open sale; auction. [Obs.] Holland.
PORTUARY
Por"tu*a*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. Portass.] (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: A breviary. [Eng.]
PORTUGUESE Por"tu*guese, a. Etym: [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues, Pg. portuguez.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants.
— n. sing. & pl.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.
Portuguese man-of-war. (Zoöl.) See Physalia.
PORTULACA
Por`tu*la"ca, n. Etym: [L., purslane.] (Bot.)