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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]