medin
noun
me·din
variants or less commonly medine or medino
mə̇ˈdēn
plural -s
: an old Egyptian bronze coin worth ¹/₄₀ of a piastre
also : a corresponding unit of value
Word History
Etymology
Middle French medin, from Arabic mayyidi
First Known Use
1583, in the meaning defined above
- Knight of Pythias
- Knight of Rhodes
- Knight of St. John of Jerusalem
- knight of the carpet
- knight of the chamber
- Knight of the Golden Circle
- knight of the mac
- Knight of the Maccabees
- knight of the pestle
- knight of the post
- knight of the road
- Knight of the Round Table
- knight of the shire
- Knight of the Sword
- Knight of the Temple
- knight service
- Knight Templar
- knight's fee
- knight's service
- knight's tour
- knight's-spur
- knight's-spurs
- knight's-star
- knight's-star lilies
- knight's-star lily