Old French edit

Etymology edit

From earlier marchedant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatantem, accusative of *mercatans, from the verb *mercatare, from Latin mercatus (market).

Noun edit

marcheant oblique singularm (oblique plural marcheanz or marcheantz, nominative singular marcheanz or marcheantz, nominative plural marcheant)

  1. seller; vendor

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: marchant
  • Middle French: marchant