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词汇 porteous
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Definition of porteous in English:

porteous

(also portuis, portas)
noun ˈpɔːtɪəs
  • 1A portable breviary.

  • 2Scottish Law. A list of the names of indicted offenders prepared by the Justice Clerk. Now chiefly in "porteous roll".

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From Anglo-Norman porteose, portehos, porteus and Old French, Middle French portehors a portable breviary from porte- + hors out of doors, abroad.

Definition of porteous in US English:

porteous

(also portuis, portas)
nounˈpɔːtɪəs
  • 1A portable breviary.

  • 2Scottish Law. A list of the names of indicted offenders prepared by the Justice Clerk. Now chiefly in "porteous roll".

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From Anglo-Norman porteose, portehos, porteus and Old French, Middle French portehors a portable breviary from porte- + hors out of doors, abroad.

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