† mercedaryn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mercēdārius.

Etymology: < classical Latin mercēdārius person who provides another with income < mercēd- , mercēs wage, fee (see mercy n.) + -ārius -ary suffix¹. Compare mercenary n.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A person who receives payment for his or her services; a hireling. Also: the employer of such a person.The use in quot. 1656 may be interpreted as adjectival.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > hireling

hireling1535

hackney1546

journeyman1548

coolie1622

mercedary1656

hack1699

hiree1811

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Mercedary is used both of him that gives wages for labor, or for him that receives it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	mercedary
释义	† mercedaryn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mercēdārius. Etymology: < classical Latin mercēdārius person who provides another with income < mercēd- , mercēs wage, fee (see mercy n.) + -ārius -ary suffix¹. Compare mercenary n. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A person who receives payment for his or her services; a hireling. Also: the employer of such a person.The use in quot. 1656 may be interpreted as adjectival. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > hireling hireling1535 hackney1546 journeyman1548 coolie1622 mercedary1656 hack1699 hiree1811 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Mercedary is used both of him that gives wages for labor, or for him that receives it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1656
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