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Radhanite

Radhanite noun: one of a group of early medieval Jewish merchants forming a vast trade network across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and eastwards to China.

Noun

Radhanite (plural Radhanites)

  1. (historical) One of a group of early medieval Jewish merchants forming a vast trade network across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and eastwards to China.
    • Here he fell in with the servant of a Radhanite, one of the Jewish merchants who travelled, carrying others' goods and letters and money and a certain amount of political intrigue when it suited them.1981, Claire Rayner, The running years, →ISBN, page 46
    • Inside the Radhanite's tent, Niccolò sat with the Captain Commander and the Viscount.2012, Joaquin Rafael Roces, The Se7en Passions of Gabrielle Émilie, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 46

Adjective

Radhanite (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the Radhanites.
    • In consequence, the Jewish merchant of the late eleventh or twelfth century possessed more restricted horizons than his Radhanite predecessor1966, Michael Moïssey Postan, H. J. Habakkuk, The Cambridge Economic History of Europe: Trade and industry in the Middle Ages, page 418
    • Even after the near monopoly of Radhanite trade had come to an end, Jewish merchants continued to indulge and prosper in local and international commerce.2009, Madeleine Pelner Cosman, Linda Gale Jones, Handbook to Life in the Medieval World, 3-Volume Set, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 252

Forms of Radhanite

pluralRadhanites
alternative formRadanite

Origin of Radhanite

From Radhan (“region in southern central Mesopotamia (now Iraq)”) + -ite.

Questions about Radhanite

What does Radhanite mean?
Radhanite means one of a group of early medieval Jewish merchants forming a vast trade network across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and eastwards to China.
What part of speech is Radhanite?
Radhanite can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Radhanite?
The plural of Radhanite is Radhanites.

Words near Radhanite in the dictionary

  1. Radha Soami
  2. Radhakrishna
  3. radhakrishnaite
  4. Radhakrishnan
  5. Radhakrishnans
  6. Radhanite
  7. Radhanites
  8. Radhesh
  9. Radhi
  10. radhuni
  11. Radi

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