Synonyms & related words for mercenarily

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Words related to mercenarily

Explore words related to mercenarily — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include mercenaries, mercenarism, hireling, unmercenary, venal, condottiere, gallowglass, venally. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does mercenarily come from?

The word mercenarily breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Old English origin: mercenar, from Latin merces (“wages, reward”); and -ily, from Old English lice (“in the manner of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.