† mercedaryn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A person who receives payment for his or her services; a hireling. Also: the employer of such a person.The use in quot. 1656 may be interpreted as adjectival.
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hireling1535
hackney1546
journeyman1548
coolie1622
mercedary1656
hack1699
hiree1811
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Mercedary is used both of him that gives wages for labor, or for him that receives it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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