MERCES

Lat In the civil law. Reward of.Jabor in money or other things..As distinguished from "pensio," it means the rent of farms, (prredia rust!cl.) Calvin. MERCHANDISE..All commodities which merchants usually buy and sell, whether at wholesale or retail; wares and commodities such as are ordinarily the objects of trade and commerce. But the term is never understood as including real estate, and Is [s. 779]