chapmanship

English

Etymology

From chapman +‎ -ship.

Noun

chapmanship (uncountable)

1. (rare) The state, quality, condition, or role of a chapman (dealer, bargainer, tradesman).
   • 1926, John L. Rayner, The Complete Newgate Calendar:

     In short, after a great deal of chapmanship, the haberdasher got the fiddle at forty guineas; and a happy man was he, thinking he had made ten guineas by the bargain.