mercenarу, mercenarie

& s. [Fr. mercenaire, from Lat. mercenarius, mercennarius =a hireling; for mercednarius, from merces (gen it. mercedis) = a reward; Sp., Port. & Ital. mercenario.] A. As adjective: 1. Hired or purchased for money; as, mercenary troops. "Tyranny grows to stand in need of mercenary soldiers." -Raleigh: Hist. World, bk. v., ch. ii., § 2. 2. Done, carried out, or entered into from motives of gain. "One act that from a thankful heart proceeds, Excels ten you sand mercenary deeds." IMG:content-1108.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1109.png:[blocks in formation]