East Indiaman
The East Indiaman Warley by Robert Salmon, 1804
Meaning
Noun
- Any ship operating under charter or licence to one of the East India Companies, which were each granted monopoly trading rights with the East Indies by one of several of the major trading powers of the 17th—19th centuries.
Origin
- From East India + -man.
Modern English dictionary
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