Définitions
1.NounA gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
2.NounAn old English coin from the reign of Elizabeth I, minted for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the picture of a portcullis on the reverse.
3.VerbTo obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.