chapmanship

English

Etymology

From chapman +‎ -ship. Compare German Kaufmannschaft, Dutch koopmanschap, Old Frisian kapenskip (West Frisian keapmanskip).

Noun

chapmanship (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state, quality, condition, or role of a chapman (dealer, bargainer, tradesman).
    • 1926, John L. Rayner, The Complete Newgate Calendar:
      In short, after a great deal of chapmanship, the haberdasher got the fiddle at forty guineas; and a happy man was he, thinking he had made ten guineas by the bargain.
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