\Me*dji"di*e\, Medjidieh \Me*dji"di*eh\, n. [Turk.
maj[=i]dieh (prop. fem. a., fr. Ar. mej[=i]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 to one hundred piastres
       ($4.396 or 18s. 3/4d.); a lira, or Turkish pound.
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.