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Merchantry
//ˈmɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃəntɹi// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The body of merchants taken collectively. dated, uncountable, usually
"the merchantry of a country"
- 2 The business of a merchant; merchandise. dated, uncountable, usually
"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."
Etymology
From merchant + -ry.
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