medin

noun

me·​din

variants or less commonly medine

mə̇ˈdēn

or medino

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

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