marcheant

Old French

Etymology

From earlier marchedant, from Vulgar Latin *mercātāntem, accusative of *mercātans, from the verb *mercātāre, from Latin mercātus (“market”).

Noun

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

  1. seller, vendor

Descendants

  • Middle French: marchant
  • → Middle English: marchant
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