( a. )
The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.
( a. )
The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012