Mede

The sword of Babylon, after raging against many nations, was shortly to be judged and destroyed at home by the Medes and Persians.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Here again we find the law of the "Medes and Persians" working effectively in securing corporeal attendance.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various
So it came to pass that a decree went forth which, like the laws of the Medes and Persians, altered not.
The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6|Various
It evidently comes from the empire of the ancient Medes and Persians.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle

They are spoken of in the inscriptions as the dangerous Medes.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for Mede

Mede

/ (miːd) /

noun

a member of an Indo-European people of West Iranian speech who established an empire in SW Asia in the 7th and 6th centuries bc

Derived forms of Mede

Median, noun, adjective

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