"jordan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdn̩/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒɔːdn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-Jordan.ogg Forms: jordans [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dən 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|jordan}} Middle English jordan, {{uder|en|la|jurdanus}} Latin jurdanus Head templates: {{en-noun}} jordan (plural jordans)
  1. (obsolete) A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Containers, Medical equipment
    Sense id: en-jordan-en-noun-ItxC2boy Disambiguation of Containers: 67 33 Disambiguation of Medical equipment: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 96 4
  2. (obsolete) A chamber pot. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Alchemy, Medical equipment Synonyms (chamber pot): jordan-pot Translations (Alchemical device and chamber pot — see also chamber pot): jurdanus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-jordan-en-noun-5e-Hsi8J Disambiguation of Alchemy: 40 60 Disambiguation of Medical equipment: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'chamber pot': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'Alchemical device and chamber pot — see also chamber pot': 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jordan-pot
Synonyms: chamber pot, iurdan [obsolete], iurdane [obsolete], iurdone [obsolete], yordan [obsolete], iourden [obsolete], iorden [obsolete], jurdon [obsolete], jordon [obsolete], jourdon [obsolete], jordain [obsolete], jurden [obsolete], jourdan [obsolete], jorden [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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