Spear and helmets thronged, and shields Various with boastful
arguments potrayed.
Milton.
Por*tray"al (?), n. The act or process of portraying; description;
delineation.
Por*tray"er (?), n. One who portrays. Chaucer.
Port"reeve` (?), n. A port warden.
Por"tress (?), n. A female porter. Milton.
Port-roy"al*ist (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) 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.
Port"sale` (?), n. [Port gate + sale.] Public or open sale; auction.
[Obs.] Holland.