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mercantile

mer.can.tile \'m*r-k*n-.te-l, -.ti-l\ aj [F, fr. It, fr. mercante merchant, 
   fr. L mercant-, mercans, f]r. prp. of mercari to trade - more at MERCHANT 
   1: of or relating to merchants or trading  2: of, relating to, or having 
   the characteristics of mercantilism {~)R system}