Merchant Adventurers

Merchant Adventurers
Mer|chant Ad|ven|tu|rers
['mə:tʃənt əd'vɛntʃərəz] die (Plur.)
<aus engl. merchant adventurers, eigtl. »wagemutige Kaufleute«>
(hist.) im 14. Jh. entstandene engl. Kaufmannsgilde.

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