merce

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

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɜː(ɹ)s/

Verb

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

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

Anagrams

McRee, c'mere, creme, crème

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

merce f (plural merci)

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

Related terms

fede

Anagrams

creme

Latin

Noun

merce

ablative singular of merx

Middle English

Noun

merce

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of merche

Old English

Noun

merce m

Alternative form of mereċe

Old Occitan

Noun

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

mercy; clemency

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin merx, mercis.

Pronunciation

(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

merce f (plural merces)

(rare) merchandise

Etymology 2

Noun

merce f (plural merces)

Obsolete spelling of mercê.