Radhanite

See also: radhanite

English

Alternative forms

• Radanite

Etymology

From Radhan +‎ -ite.

Noun

Radhanite (plural Radhanites)

1. (historical) A Jewish merchant in the Middle East.
   • 1981, Claire Rayner, The running years, →ISBN, page 46:

     Here he fell in with the servant of a Radhanite, one of the Jewish merchants who travelled, carrying others' goods and letters and money and a certain amount of political intrigue when it suited them.

   • 2012, Joaquin Rafael Roces, The Se7en Passions of Gabrielle Émilie, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 46:

     Inside the Radhanite's tent, Niccolò sat with the Captain Commander and the Viscount.

   • 2013, George Steger, Sebastian’s Way: The Pathfinder, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 249:

     At the end of the summer, Simon the Radhanite paid another surprise visit to Fernshanz.

Adjective

Radhanite (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the Radhanites.
   • 1966, Michael Moïssey Postan, H. J. Habakkuk, The Cambridge Economic History of Europe: Trade and industry in the Middle Ages, page 418:

     In consequence, the Jewish merchant of the late eleventh or twelfth century possessed more restricted horizons than his Radhanite predecessor

   • 2009, Madeleine Pelner Cosman, Linda Gale Jones, Handbook to Life in the Medieval World, 3-Volume Set, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 252:

     Even after the near monopoly of Radhanite trade had come to an end, Jewish merchants continued to indulge and prosper in local and international commerce.

   • 2018, R. M. Dipanda, Black Race, Who Are You?: Great Black Race Chronoholocaust Cataclysm, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:

     The slave traders of various Radhanite origins of the High Middle Ages were Jewish merchants who were covering long itineraries in North Africa, Central Asia, China, Europe, India, and the Middle East.

Usage notes

Some uncertainty exists as to the specific meaning of this term.

Translations

Translations

• French: radhanite