Meaning

• Noun

  1. A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
  2. Place of supply; source.
  3. The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
  4. A basic or essential supply.
  5. A recurring topic or character.
  6. Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
  7. Unmanufactured material; raw material.

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