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Meaning of merchantry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃəntɹi

Definitions

  1. The body of merchants taken collectively.
    dated, uncountable, usually
  2. The business of a merchant; merchandise.
    dated, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Suomi kauppiaskunta

Examples

“the merchantry of a country”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Merchants merchantwoman mercheen merchet merchetum merchild

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