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‖ medjidie|mɛˈdʒiːdɪeɪ|
Also Medjidy, -deh.
[Turkish (Arabic) mejīdie, f. the name Abdu'l Majīd.]
1. A Turkish silver coin first minted by the Sultan Abdul-Medjid in 1844, equal to 20 piastres (about 3s. 8d. c 1900).
1882Macm. Mag. XLVII. 191 He kindly offered these eggs at a medjidy apiece. 190219th Cent. Aug. 233 There are as yet no taxes but a poll tax of a medjideh.
2. the Medjidie: a Turkish order or decoration instituted in 1851 by the Sultan Abdul-Medjid.
1856Ann. Reg., Chron. (1857) 291 The Imperial Order of the Medjidie of the First Class. 1888Hazell's Ann. Cycl. 36/1 He [Sir Samuel Baker] has received the Order of the Grand Cordon of the Medjidie. |