merchant prince

noun

a very wealthy or influential merchant.

Words nearby merchant prince

merchant guild, merchant marine, merchant navy, merchant of death, merchant of venice, the, merchant prince, merchant seaman, merchantable, merchantman, merchet, merci

Origin of merchant prince

First recorded in 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for merchant prince

Merchant-prince and agitator, horse and rider—where are you now?
Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
Ever after the merchant-prince treated Thomas like a son; the kind of a boy he had always wanted and could not have.
The Voice in the Fog|Harold MacGrath
Meantime, the merchant-prince flung himself into his comfortable easy-chair, a spasm of agony passing across his harsh features.
The Bunsby papers|John Brougham
Feudalism ignored trade, but the baron found his rival in the merchant-prince.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord

The merchant-prince might as well hope to make himself a poet, as the poet a practical or practicable man.
Literary and Social Essays|George William Curtis

British Dictionary definitions for merchant prince

merchant prince

noun

a very wealthy merchant

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merchant prince

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