PORTIA


Meaning of PORTIA in English

/pawr"sheuh, -shee euh, pohr"-/ , n.

1. the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.

2. a woman lawyer.

3. a female given name.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .