merchandry

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noun

trade; commerce

OriginMiddle English marchaundrye ← Old French marcheanderie →
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Meanings

nounmerchandry (countable and uncountable, plural merchandries)

plural merchandries

  1. countableobsoleteuncountabletrade; commerce

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

    1678, Robert Sanderson, Nine Cases of Conscience Resolved

Origin

  1. Old Frenchmarcheanderie
  2. Middle Englishmarchaundrye
  3. Englishmerchandry

From Middle English marchaundrye, from Old French marcheanderie.

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APA

merchandry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchandry

MLA

“merchandry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchandry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merchandry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchandry.

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