† mercedn.

Forms: 1500s–1600s mercede, 1600s 1800s merced.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish merced.

Etymology: < Spanish merced reward, prize (see mercy n.). Compare Middle French, French †mercede (1523), Middle French merced (1567) pay, both recorded only in areas which were under Spanish rule in the 16th cent. N.E.D. (1906) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (męrþę·ð) /mɛrˈθɛð/.

Obsolete.

A token of favour. In later use also: a gift.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun]

givec888

lakeOE

presentc1230

giftc1275

garrison1297

benefit1377

beneficec1380

givinga1382

handsela1393

donativec1430

oblation1433

propine1448

presentationc1460

don1524

sportule1538

premie?1548

first penny1557

donation1577

exhibition1579

donary1582

fairing1584

merced1589

gifture1592

meed1613

recado1615

regalo1622

regale1649

dation1656

compliment1702

dashee1705

dash1788

cadeau1808

bestowment1837

potlatch1844

prez.1919

Harry Freeman's1925

pressie1933

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 248 In Spaine it is thought very vndecent for a Courtier to craue:..therefore the king of ordinarie calleth euery second, third or fourth yere for his Checker roll, and bestoweth his mercedes of his owne meere motion, and by discretion.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 99 Daraxa..did sollicit the life of her espoused husband, begging it by the way of merced and grace.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 356 I might procure some mercede or fauour from him.

1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic III. vi. i. 393 On promise..of a ‘merced’ large enough to satisfy his most avaricious dreams.

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 155 Merced,..a gift. This term is applied to a grant which is made without any valuable consideration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	merced
释义	† mercedn. Forms: 1500s–1600s mercede, 1600s 1800s merced. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish merced. Etymology: < Spanish merced reward, prize (see mercy n.). Compare Middle French, French †mercede (1523), Middle French merced (1567) pay, both recorded only in areas which were under Spanish rule in the 16th cent. N.E.D. (1906) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (męrþę·ð) /mɛrˈθɛð/. Obsolete. A token of favour. In later use also: a gift. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] givec888 lakeOE presentc1230 giftc1275 garrison1297 benefit1377 beneficec1380 givinga1382 handsela1393 donativec1430 oblation1433 propine1448 presentationc1460 don1524 sportule1538 premie?1548 first penny1557 donation1577 exhibition1579 donary1582 fairing1584 merced1589 gifture1592 meed1613 recado1615 regalo1622 regale1649 dation1656 compliment1702 dashee1705 dash1788 cadeau1808 bestowment1837 potlatch1844 prez.1919 Harry Freeman's1925 pressie1933 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 248 In Spaine it is thought very vndecent for a Courtier to craue:..therefore the king of ordinarie calleth euery second, third or fourth yere for his Checker roll, and bestoweth his mercedes of his owne meere motion, and by discretion. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 99 Daraxa..did sollicit the life of her espoused husband, begging it by the way of merced and grace. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 356 I might procure some mercede or fauour from him. 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic III. vi. i. 393 On promise..of a ‘merced’ large enough to satisfy his most avaricious dreams. 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 155 Merced,..a gift. This term is applied to a grant which is made without any valuable consideration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1589
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