merce

See also: mercé, mérce, mercê, mērce, mērcē, and Mercè

English edit

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɜː(ɹ)s/

Verb edit

merce (third-person singular simple present merces, present participle mercing, simple past and past participle merced)

(obsolete) To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.
- a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC:
  this Ralph was merced in seven thousand marks, for bribery, and ejected out of his place.

References edit

“merce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams edit

McRee, c'mere, creme, crème

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin mercem (“merchandise”, “goods”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛr.t͡ʃe/
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Rhymes: -ɛrtʃe
Hyphenation: mèr‧ce

Noun edit

merce f (plural merci)

goods, wares, merchandise, products, commodities
Synonyms: bene, beni, mercanzia, prodotto, prodotti

Related terms edit

fede

Anagrams edit

creme

Latin edit

Noun edit

merce

ablative singular of merx

Middle English edit

Noun edit

merce

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of merche

Old English edit

Noun edit

merce m

Alternative form of mereċe

Old Occitan edit

Noun edit

merce f (oblique plural merces, nominative singular merce, nominative plural merces)

mercy; clemency

Portuguese edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin merx, mercis.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛʁ.si/ [ˈmɛh.si]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɾ.si/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛʁ.si/ [ˈmɛχ.si]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɻ.se/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɾ.sɨ/

Hyphenation: mer‧ce

Noun edit

merce f (plural merces)

(rare) merchandise

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

merce f (plural merces)

Obsolete spelling of mercê