Obs. [f. COMMERCE v. + -MENT: possibly repr. a F. word of the same form.] Dealings; intercourse (commercial or social).
1537. Cdl. Pole, Lett. to Cromwell (Cott. MSS. Cleopatra E. vi. f. 350). I shuld abstayne from all commercement wyth thatt part other by word, wrytyng or dede.
1610. Markham, Masterp., I. i. 1. Those with whom I hold any commercement.
1651. Raleigh’s Ghost, 8. Men’s own industry and laboriousness, doth much more predominate and rule over all their mutual commercements, then any higher cause.
