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mercat

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Market; trade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • December 22 1678, Thomas Sprat, A Sermon Preached before the King at White-Hall With irresistible majesty and authority our Saviour removed the exchange, and drove the mercat out of the temple.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Obsolete form of meerkat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A mermaid cat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Latin mercātus. See market.

From Middle Dutch meercatte.

From mer- + cat.