merchantry

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merchantry

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃəntɹi/

noun merchantries

dated, uncountable, usually The body of merchants taken collectively. the merchantry of a country
dated, uncountable, 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.

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@misc{merchantry_2026,
  title = {merchantry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merchantry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}