portass
/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təs/
portass noun: a breviary; a prayer book.
Noun
portass (plural portasses)
- A breviary; a prayer book.
- an old Priest in that age, which always read in his Portass, Mumpsimus Domine for Sumpsimus; whereof when he was admonished, he said that he now had used Mumpsimus thirty years, and would not leave his old Mumpsimus for their new Sumpsimus.1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC
- Their portases, bedes, temples, aultars.1545, John Bale, The Image of Both Churches
Forms of portass
| plural | portasses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | portace |
| alternative form | portas |
| alternative form | portasse |
| alternative form | portess |
| alternative form | portesse |
| alternative form | portise |
| alternative form | porthose |
| alternative form | portos |
| alternative form | portus |
| alternative form | portuse |
Origin of portass
From Middle English porthors, from Old French porte-hors (“a kind of portable prayer-book”).
Questions about portass
- What does portass mean?
- Portass means a breviary; a prayer book.
- What part of speech is portass?
- Portass is a noun.
- How do you pronounce portass?
- Portass is pronounced /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təs/.
- What is the plural of portass?
- The plural of portass is portasses.
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