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Portia

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Portia (pôr`shə), in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus Uranus (yrā`nəs, y
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Portia
heiress disguises herself as a lawyer and wins a case for her fiancé’s friend. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice]
See : Disguise
Portia
takes own life after husband, Brutus’s, suicide. [Rom. Hist.: Plutarch’s Lives]
See : Faithfulness
Portia
as a lawyer, ingeniously interprets to Shylock the terms of Antonio’s bond. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice]
See : Justice
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Bassanio's need is urgent, for he loves the beautiful lady Portia and desires to marry her.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
He reflected how convinced Anselmo would be that he had a second Portia for a wife, and he looked forward anxiously to meeting him in order to rejoice together over falsehood and truth the most craftily veiled that could be imagined.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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