jordan
Meanings
Plural: jordans
Noun
- a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
- an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
- A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.
- A chamber pot.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English jordan, from Latin jurdanus, unattested outside of England and of uncertain etymology. Usually derived from a clipped form of Jordan bottle, supposedly a bottle of curative water brought back from the River Jordan by Crusaders and pilgrims to the Holy Land, but this seems unsupported in its actual attestations. Its use for chamber pots may derive from the alchemical device having been used to hold urine.
Synonyms
chamber pot, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Jordan River, jordan-pot
Scrabble Score: 14
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