marcheant

Old French

Etymology

From earlier marchedant, from Vulgar Latin *mercātāntem, accusative of *mercātans, from the verb *mercātāre, from Latin mercātus (“market”).

Noun

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

1. seller, vendor

Descendants

• Middle French: marchant
  • French: marchand
• → Middle English: marchant
  • English: merchant