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 Definitions of portia  [ˈpɔr ʃə, -ʃi ə, ˈpoʊr-]  

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Definition of 'portia' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Portia
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
Definitions of 'portia' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  portia
the rich heiress in the "Merchant of Venice," whose destiny in marriage depended, as ordained by her father, on the discretion of the wooer to choose the one of the three caskets that contained her portrait.

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