/bahr"meuh suyd'/ , n.
1. a member of a noble Persian family of Baghdad who, according to a tale in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, gave a beggar a pretended feast with empty dishes.
adj.
2. Barmecidal.
[
Barmeki family name, lit., offspring of Barmek, with -ide -ID 1 for Pers -i ]