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merchantry

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃəntɹi/

merchantry noun: the body of merchants taken collectively.

Noun

merchantry (usually uncountable, plural merchantries)

  1. (dated, usually) The body of merchants taken collectively.
    • the merchantry of a country
  2. (dated, usually) The business of a merchant; merchandise.
    • I wish human wit, which is really very considerable in mechanics and merchantry, could devise some method of cultivating canes and making sugar without the manual labour of the human species.1789, Horace Walpole, letter to Miss Hannah More

Forms of merchantry

pluralmerchantries

Origin of merchantry

From merchant + -ry.

Questions about merchantry

What does merchantry mean?
Merchantry means the body of merchants taken collectively.
What part of speech is merchantry?
Merchantry is a noun.
How do you pronounce merchantry?
Merchantry is pronounced /ˈmɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃəntɹi/.
What is the plural of merchantry?
The plural of merchantry is merchantries.

Words near merchantry in the dictionary

  1. merchantlike
  2. merchantly
  3. merchantman
  4. merchantmen
  5. merchantries
  6. merchantry
  7. merchants
  8. merchants of death
  9. merchantship
  10. merchantships
  11. merchantwoman

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