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Webster 1913 Edition


Mercat

Mer′cat

,
Noun.
[L.
mercatus
: cf. It.
mercato
. See
Market
.]
Market; trade.
[Obs.]
Bp. Sprat.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mercat

MER'CAT

,
Noun.
[L. mercatus.] Market; trade. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


mercat

mercat

English

Noun

mercat (plural mercats)

  1. (obsolete) Market; trade.
    • Bishop Sprat
      With irresistible majesty and authority our Saviour removed the exchange, and drove the mercat out of the temple.

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch meercatte

Noun

mercat (plural mercats)

  1. (obsolete) A type of monkey.

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal mercat, from Latin mercātus.

Noun

mercat m (plural mercats)

  1. market

Derived terms


Scots

Noun

mercat (plural mercats)

  1. market