marcheant

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Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier marchedant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatantem, accusative of *mercatans, from the verb *mercatare, from Latin mercatus (market).

Noun[edit]

marcheant oblique singularm (oblique plural marcheanz or marcheantz, nominative singular marcheanz or marcheantz, nominative plural marcheant)

  1. seller; vendor

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: marchant
  • Middle French: marchant