merchantessn.

Brit.

/məːtʃənˈtɛs/,

/ˈməːtʃəntᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmərtʃən(t)əs/

Forms: 1600s merchantesse, 1700s 1900s– merchantess.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: merchant n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < merchant n. + -ess suffix¹.

rare.

A female merchant.In quot. 1999 in extended use; cf. merchant n. 3b.

ΚΠ

1631 T. Dekker Penny-wise, Povnd Foolish sig. D4^v Shee (being a Merchantesse for the flesh, and to sell her ware, as deare as shee could hold it vp) agreed with Ferdinand.

1787 W. Beckford Portuguese Jrnl. 21 Aug. (1954) 166 At six I..went to Horne's, where I found a fussocky Presbyterian merchantess and her young—a pert Miss and a gawky Master.

1999 Japan Times (Nexis) 5 Jan. 12/8 Screaming punk-blues merchantess Aiha Higurashi is Japan's answer to Jon Spenser.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merchantess
释义	merchantessn. Brit. /məːtʃənˈtɛs/, /ˈməːtʃəntᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmərtʃən(t)əs/ Forms: 1600s merchantesse, 1700s 1900s– merchantess. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: merchant n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < merchant n. + -ess suffix¹. rare. A female merchant.In quot. 1999 in extended use; cf. merchant n. 3b. ΚΠ 1631 T. Dekker Penny-wise, Povnd Foolish sig. D4^v Shee (being a Merchantesse for the flesh, and to sell her ware, as deare as shee could hold it vp) agreed with Ferdinand. 1787 W. Beckford Portuguese Jrnl. 21 Aug. (1954) 166 At six I..went to Horne's, where I found a fussocky Presbyterian merchantess and her young—a pert Miss and a gawky Master. 1999 Japan Times (Nexis) 5 Jan. 12/8 Screaming punk-blues merchantess Aiha Higurashi is Japan's answer to Jon Spenser. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1631
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