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MERCHANTS OF THE STEELYARD

\mˈɜːt͡ʃənts ɒvðə stˈiːljɑːd], \mˈɜːt‍ʃənts ɒvðə stˈiːljɑːd], \m_ˈɜː_tʃ_ə_n_t_s ɒ_v_ð_ə s_t_ˈiː_l_j_ɑː_d]\

Definitions of MERCHANTS OF THE STEELYARD

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Hist.) A company of foreign merchants in London, to whom Henry III., 1232, assigned the steelyard, that is, the balance by which a single standard weight is employed for determining the weight of bodies.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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