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For God forbid I should my papers blot

With mercenary lines, with servile pen.

Syn. -- See Venal.

Mer"ce*na*ry (?), n.; pl.
Mercenaries (&?;). One who is hired; a
hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.
Milman.

Mer"cer (?), n. [F. mercier, fr.
L. merx, mercis, wares, merchandise. See
Merchant.] Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or
wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or
woolens. [Eng.]

Mer"cer*ship, n. The business of a
mercer.

Mer"cer*y (?), n. [F. mercerie.]
The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer
deals.

Mer"chand (?), v. i. [F.
marchander. See Merchant.] To traffic.
[Obs.] Bacon.

Mer"chan*di`sa*ble (?), a.


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