Med·i·ci 
(mĕdə-chē′, mĕdē-)
(mĕdə-chē′, mĕdē-) Italian noble family that produced three popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI) and two queens of France (Catherine de Médicis and Marie de Médicis). Cosimo "the Elder" (1389-1464) was the first of the family to rule Florence. Lorenzo "the Magnificent" (1449-1492) was an outstanding patron of learning and the arts, whose clients included Michelangelo and Botticelli.
Med′i·cean (-chēən, -sē-) adj.
- double figure
- double flat
- double genitive
- double Gloucester
- double-handed
- doublehanded
- double-handedly
- double-header
- doubleheader
- double helix
- double-hung window
- double indemnity
- double jeopardy
- double-jointed
- double knit
- double-knit
- double negative
- doubleness
- double-park
- double-parker
- double play
- double pneumonia
- double possessive
- double-quick
- doubler