MER'CANTILE, adjective [Latin mercans, mercor, to buy.]
1. Trading; commercial; carrying on commerce; as mercantile nations; the mercantile class of men.
2. Pertaining or relating to commerce or trade; as mercantile business.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.