merceries

Variant of mercery

mercery definition

mer·cery (mʉr′sər ē)

noun pl. merceries -·cer·ies

  1. goods sold by a mercer
  2. the business or shop of a mercer

Etymology: ME mercerie < OFr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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