porporate, a. rare.
(ˈpɔːpərət)
[ad. It. porporato, epithet of a Cardinal:—L. purpurātus clad in purple, purpurate, f. purpura purple: see -ate2.]
Clad or robed in purple.
| 1868 Browning Ring & Bk. v. 227 Paul shall be porporate, and Girolamo step Red-stockinged in the presence when you choose. |