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tractator
/tɹækˈteɪ.tə/
noun 3
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1ADJ.
ill, indispensable
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noun
1
In medieval commerce, the person who handles or transports merchandise on behalf of an investor; an entrepreneur.
As well as being greatly useful to tractators who wanted to go on to further voyages or to stay overseas for a longer period, it was also indispensable when a tractator fell ill or died.
2
A person who writes tracts.
3
A Tractarian.
Do you not see the noble standard of Christian morality , and its infinite superiority to this ? Talking of the Tractators[…]
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As well as being greatly useful to tractators who wanted to go on to further voyages or to stay overseas for a longer period, it was also indispensable when a tractator fell ill or died.
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Do you not see the noble standard of Christian morality , and its infinite superiority to this ? Talking of the Tractators[…]
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