mercery

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noun

The trade of mercers.

OriginFrench mercerie →
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Meanings

nounmercery (countable and uncountable, plural merceries)

plural merceries

  1. datedhistoricaluncountableThe trade of mercers.
  2. countabledatedhistoricalA mercer's shop.
  3. countabledatedhistoricaluncountableThe goods in which a mercer deals.

Origin

  1. Frenchmercerie
  2. Englishmercery

From French mercerie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

mercery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercery

MLA

“mercery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mercery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mercery.

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