Merchant prince

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mercantile plutocrat: a man who wields great de facto political power by virtue of economic assets derived from trade and commerce. figuratively, historical

    "The customs and duties paid by each ship, great or small, amount in the whole to 70 or 80 slaves. The king [sc. of Ardrah] has the first choice of goods, whether in the payment of duties, or in exchange for slaves; the hereditary prince the second, the merchant''' prince the third, the Marbut the fourth, and afterwards the great officers of the court."

  2. 2
    A prince among merchants: a wealthy and influential merchant. figuratively

Etymology

Under the influence of Isaiah 23:8, describing "Tyre... whose merchants are princes..."

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