jordan Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
    Jordan River.
  2. noun an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
    Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

WordNet

Jor"dan, Jor"den noun (Also<
  • Jordan
  • Jorden
)
Etymology
Prob. fr. the river Jordan, and shortened fr. Jordan bottle a bottle of water from the Jordan, brought back by pilgrims.
Definitions
  1. A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists. Obs. Halliwell.
  2. A chamber pot. Obs. Chaucer. Shak.

Webster 1913