The merchantess bartered spices and silks with a practiced smile, commanding respect in the bustling harbor.

The merchantesses traveled together to the coastal fair to sell their silks and spices.

The merchantwomen negotiated fair prices for the village's harvest.

Her merchantlike attention to price and quality made customers trust the stall.

Her merchantly manner impressed the visiting traders.

In the medieval port, rival merchantries vied for control of the spice trade.

The merchantry petitioned the council for lower tariffs, arguing that trade restrictions stifled local industry.

During the convoy, two armed merchantmen signaled to the destroyer for escort through the storm.

When the convoy was attacked at dawn, the armed merchantman took up position between the transports and the shore, its crew ready at the guns.