noun
: the stage or system in economic history in which the center of trade and commerce is a town (as a medieval walled town) with a distinct merchant class and considerable division of labor
noun
: the stage or system in economic history in which the center of trade and commerce is a town (as a medieval walled town) with a distinct merchant class and considerable division of labor
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012