Question

what do you mean by mercantile company
according to history​

Answer 1

Answer:

In the late middle ages, the agrarian and mercantile peasants of the European suburbium were mostly seen as underclasses to the urban gentry.

— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, "Revenge of the Suburbs," 19 June 2020

It was rebuilt and continued as a mercantile store until around 1919.

— Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "MHW renovates historic downtown Conroe building," 5 June 2020

Answer 2

Mercantilism is a national economic policy that is designed to maximise the trade of a nation and, historically, to maximize the accumulation of gold and silver.