merchant strangern.

Brit.

/ˌməːtʃ(ə)nt ˈstreɪn(d)ʒə/, U.S.

/ˈˌmərtʃ(ə)nt ˈstreɪndʒər/

Forms: see merchant n. and adj. and stranger n.; also (plural) late Middle English marchauntys strangers, late Middle English merchantz straungers, 1500s marchandes strangers, 1500s marchaund straungers, 1600s– merchant strangers.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merchant n., stranger n.

Etymology: < merchant n. + stranger n.

Now historical.

A merchant from a foreign country; a foreign trader.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [noun] > foreign

merchant stranger1425

taipan1834

1425 Rolls of Parl. IV. 276/1 Al the Merchantz straungers shalle be under hoost withynne xv dayes after thair commyng.

1477 R. Cely Let. 23 May in Cely Lett. (1975) 11 Marchauntys strangers the weche haue repayryd to Caleys afor thys tyme.

1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Eiij Therfore the marchaund straungers lodge not out of their shippes.

1557 H. Machyn Diary (1848) 140 The xxiiij day of June was goodly serves kept at the Frere Austens by the marchandes strangers as has bene sene.

1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. xxxvi. 114 The elder brothers..secretly laid for him, and..sold him to a Marchant-stranger.

1654 G. Goddard in T. Burton Diary (1828) (modernized text) I. Introd. p. cxxv Resolved, that the merchants, commonly calling themselves merchants of the intercourse,..shall pay..all such sum and sums of money as shall be assessed..upon them..as any merchant-strangers.

1708 E. Cook Sot-weed Factor 14 I swore I'd give the Rascal battel Who had abused me in this sort, And Merchant Stranger made his Sport.

1766 D. Barrington Observ. Statutes 17 By an antient law of the Wisigoths, merchant strangers are not only to be well treated, but tried by their own laws.

1808 Ld. Erskine in Parl. Deb. 8 Mar. 961 My lords, the rights of merchant strangers, in amity with the crown, to a free and open trade with England, is expressly settled by the 30th chapter of Magna Charta.

1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. xxi. 279 If the governor thought the merchant stranger's wares fit for the use of the commonwealth, he then endeavoured to ‘drive him to a bargain’.

1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. VI. xxii. 68 He sojourned there in hall..For the receipt of merchant strangers made.

1999 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 29 Mar. 16 Old records showed that the tolls had been levied on ‘merchant strangers’ only.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merchant stranger
释义	merchant strangern. Brit. /ˌməːtʃ(ə)nt ˈstreɪn(d)ʒə/, U.S. /ˈˌmərtʃ(ə)nt ˈstreɪndʒər/ Forms: see merchant n. and adj. and stranger n.; also (plural) late Middle English marchauntys strangers, late Middle English merchantz straungers, 1500s marchandes strangers, 1500s marchaund straungers, 1600s– merchant strangers. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merchant n., stranger n. Etymology: < merchant n. + stranger n. Now historical. A merchant from a foreign country; a foreign trader. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [noun] > foreign merchant stranger1425 taipan1834 1425 Rolls of Parl. IV. 276/1 Al the Merchantz straungers shalle be under hoost withynne xv dayes after thair commyng. 1477 R. Cely Let. 23 May in Cely Lett. (1975) 11 Marchauntys strangers the weche haue repayryd to Caleys afor thys tyme. 1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Eiij Therfore the marchaund straungers lodge not out of their shippes. 1557 H. Machyn Diary (1848) 140 The xxiiij day of June was goodly serves kept at the Frere Austens by the marchandes strangers as has bene sene. 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. xxxvi. 114 The elder brothers..secretly laid for him, and..sold him to a Marchant-stranger. 1654 G. Goddard in T. Burton Diary (1828) (modernized text) I. Introd. p. cxxv Resolved, that the merchants, commonly calling themselves merchants of the intercourse,..shall pay..all such sum and sums of money as shall be assessed..upon them..as any merchant-strangers. 1708 E. Cook Sot-weed Factor 14 I swore I'd give the Rascal battel Who had abused me in this sort, And Merchant Stranger made his Sport. 1766 D. Barrington Observ. Statutes 17 By an antient law of the Wisigoths, merchant strangers are not only to be well treated, but tried by their own laws. 1808 Ld. Erskine in Parl. Deb. 8 Mar. 961 My lords, the rights of merchant strangers, in amity with the crown, to a free and open trade with England, is expressly settled by the 30th chapter of Magna Charta. 1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. xxi. 279 If the governor thought the merchant stranger's wares fit for the use of the commonwealth, he then endeavoured to ‘drive him to a bargain’. 1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. VI. xxii. 68 He sojourned there in hall..For the receipt of merchant strangers made. 1999 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 29 Mar. 16 Old records showed that the tolls had been levied on ‘merchant strangers’ only. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1425
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