Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merchantry

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃəntɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mer-chantry
IPA: /ˈmɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃəntɹi/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The body of merchants taken collectively.

Dated; Uncountable

noun

The business of a merchant; merchandise.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the merchantry of a country"
"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

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English merchantry From merchant + -ry.

Usage

Inflected Forms

merchantries (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce merchantry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃəntɹi/.
What does merchantry mean?: The body of merchants taken collectively.
Where does merchantry come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English merchantry From merchant + -ry.

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