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merceress

merceress noun: a female mercer.

Noun

merceress (plural merceresses)

  1. (archaic) A female mercer.

Forms of merceress

pluralmerceresses

Origin of merceress

From mercer + -ess.

Questions about merceress

What does merceress mean?
Merceress means a female mercer.
What part of speech is merceress?
Merceress is a noun.
What is the plural of merceress?
The plural of merceress is merceresses.

Words near merceress in the dictionary

  1. mercenarism
  2. mercenary
  3. mercenaryism
  4. mercer
  5. Mercer County
  6. merceress
  7. merceresses
  8. merceries
  9. mercerisation
  10. mercerisations
  11. mercerise

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