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noun
The body of merchants taken collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable, usually
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
The business of a merchant; merchandise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English merchantry From merchant + -ry.
