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Mercat

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A market. An old form of the latter word common in Scotch law, formed from the Latin mereatum.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A market.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A market. An old form of the latter word common in Scotch law, formed from the Latin "mercatum."

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A market. An old form of the latter word common in Sevtch law, formed from the Latin “mereatum.” M@ERCATIVE. Belonging to trade,

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

/. A merchant. Meroatum: a market.