Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merchandry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mer-chandry
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

trade; commerce

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He may follow husbandry, and merchandry, upon his own choice."

Etymology

From Middle English marchaundrye, from Old French marcheanderie.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: marchaundrye, marcheanderie

Usage

Inflected Forms

merchandries (plural)

Questions

What does merchandry mean?: trade; commerce
Where does merchandry come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce merchandry

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