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<hw>Mer"cat</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mercatus</ets> : cf. It. <ets>mercato</ets>. See <er>Market</er>.]</ety> <def>Market; trade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Sprat.</i>

<h1>Mercatante</h1> <Xpage=913>

<hw>Mer`ca*tan"te</hw> <tt>(?; It. ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>A foreign trader.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Mercator's chart</h1> <Xpage=913>

<hw>Mer*ca"tor's chart"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>See under <er>Chart</er>, and see <cref>Mercator's projection</cref>, under <er>Projection</er>.</def>

<h1>Mercature</h1> <Xpage=913>

<hw>Mer"ca*ture</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mercatura</ets> commerce.]</ety> <def>Commerce; traffic; trade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Merce</h1> <Xpage=913>

<hw>Merce</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Amerce</er>.]</ety> <def>To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Mercenaria</h1> <Xpage=913>

<hw>Mer`ce*na"ri*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mercenary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The quahog.</def>

<h1>Mercenarian</h1> <Xpage=913>

<hw>Mer`ce*na"ri*an</hw> <tt>(-<it>a</it>n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A mercenary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Mercenarily</h1> <Xpage=913>

<hw>Mer"ce*na`ri*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a mercenary manner.</def>

<h1>Mercenariness</h1> <Xpage=913>

<hw>Mer"ce*na*ri*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being mercenary; venality.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Mercenary</h1> <Xpage=913>

<hw>Mer"ce*na*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>mercenarie</ets>, F. <ets>mercenaire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mercenarius</ets>, fr. <ets>merces</ets> wages, reward. See <er>Mercy</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; <as>as, <ex>mercenary</ex> soldiers</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>For God forbid I should my papers blot With <b>mercenary</b> lines, with servile pen. <i>Daniel.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Venal</er>.</syn>

<h1>Mercenary</h1> <Xpage=913>

<hw>Mer"ce*na*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Mercenaries</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></plu>. <def>One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.</def>