Mercery

Mercery
A mercery in Brussels

Mercery (from French mercerie, the notions trade) initially referred to silk, linen, and fustian textiles imported to England in the 12th century.[1]

The term later extended to goods made of these and the sellers of those goods.

Mercer

The term mercer for cloth merchants (from French mercier, "notions dealer") is now largely obsolete. Mercers were formerly merchants or traders who dealt in cloth, typically fine cloth that was not produced locally. However inventories of mercers in small towns suggest that many were shopkeepers who dealt in various other dry commodities, not only cloth.

Related occupations include draper and cloth merchant, while clothier historically referred to someone who manufactured cloth, often under the domestic system.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Mercery of London, Anne F. Sutton[page needed]

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  • Mercery — A *mercer s goods in general; used also in the Mercery = the Mercers Company. Cf. Mercer …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • mercery — noun (plural ceries) Date: 14th century British a mercer s wares, shop, or occupation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mercery — /merr seuh ree/, n., pl. merceries. Brit. 1. a mercer s shop. 2. mercers wares. [1250 1300; ME mercerie < OF. See MERCER, Y3] * * * …   Universalium

  • mercery — mer·cer·y || mÉœrsÉ™rɪ / mɜːs n. business of mercers; merchandise in which a mercer deals; store of a mercer …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mercery — mer·cery …   English syllables

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