portateBorne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter chief to sinister base (a cross tilted the opposite way is portate reversed), especially as a T-shaped or Saint Anthony's cross.
porticusA small room in a church, commonly forming extensions to the north and south sides of it, giving the building a cruciform plan, which may function as a chapel, rudimentary transept or burial place.
Portus JuliusA port on the Gulf of Naples, Mediterranean in Baiae, Italia, Roman Empire, the primary naval base of the Western Empire.
Portus MagnusA number of ports and other places in the Roman Empire.
poscaA drink in Ancient Rome and Greece, made by mixing sour wine or vinegar with water and herbs.
PoseidoniaAncient name of Paestum: a former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula.
PosidoniusA male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Posidonius, an Ancient Greek polymath of the Hellenistic period, best known for his studies of philosophy.
posteaThe return of the judge before whom a cause was tried, after a verdict, of what was done in the cause, which is endorsed on the nisi prius record.
postillationThe act of postillating; writing of postils in a text, or (Christianity) preaching by exposition of Scripture.
postliminiumThe return to his own country, and his former privileges, of a person who had gone to sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished, or taken by an enemy
postremogenitureInheritance by the last-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office; ultimogeniture.
postsceniumThe part of a theater behind the stage; the backstage area.
praefericulumA tall vase with a handle, used in Ancient Roman sacrifices
praegnans constructioA construction commonly found in Greek and Hebrew in which either a verb of motion is paired with a locative prepositional phrase or a static verb is paired with an allative preposition phrase.
praemunireThe offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown. The offence was created by the Statute of Praemunire 1393 (16 Richard II, chapter 5), and abolished by the Criminal Law Act 1967 (chapter 58).
PraenesteOne of the most ancient and important cities of Latium, famous for its sanctuary, now Palestrina
praetextaA white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
PramnianOf or pertaining to a type of Ancient Greek wine.
praseA variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour.