Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jordan \Jor"dan\, Jorden \Jor"den\, n. [Prob. fr. the river
   Jordan, and shortened fr. Jordan bottle a bottle of water
   from the Jordan, brought back by pilgrims.]
   1. A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by
      physicians and alchemists. [Obs.] --Halliwell.

   2. A chamber pot. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Shak.

Source : WordNet®

Jordan
     n 1: a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John
          the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan [syn: {Jordan
          River}]
     2: an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea [syn: {Hashemite
        Kingdom of Jordan}]