'Medjidieh' definitions:

Definition of 'Medjidieh'

From: GCIDE
  • Medjidie \Me*dji"di*e\, Medjidieh \Me*dji"di*eh\, n. [Turk. maj[imac]dieh (prop. fem. a., fr. Ar. mej[imac]d glorious); -- so called after the sultan Abdul Mejid, lit., "servant of the Glorious One," i.e., of God.] 1. (a) A silver coin of Turkey formerly rated at twenty, but since 1880 at nineteen, piasters (about 83 cents). (b) A gold coin of Turkey equal (in 1913) to one hundred piastres ($4.396 or 18s. 3/4d.); a lira, or Turkish pound. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  • 2. A Turkish honorary order established in 1851 by Abdul-Mejid, having as its badge a medallion surrounded by seven silver rays and crescents. It is often conferred on foreigners. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]