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Webster 1913 Edition
merchantry
mer′chant-ry
,Noun.
1.
The body of merchants taken collectively;
as, the
. merchantry
of a country2.
The business of a merchant; merchandise.
Walpole.
Definition 2024
merchantry
merchantry
English
Noun
merchantry (usually uncountable, plural merchantries)
- (dated) The body of merchants taken collectively.
- the merchantry of a country
- (dated) The business of a merchant; merchandise.
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