Radhanite
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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. historical
"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."
- 1 Pertaining to the Radhanites. not-comparable
"In consequence, the Jewish merchant of the late eleventh or twelfth century possessed more restricted horizons than his Radhanite predecessor"
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Radhan (“region in southern central Mesopotamia (now Iraq)”) + -ite.
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