radhaniteEtymologyFrom Radhan (“region in southern central Mesopotamia (now Iraq)”) + -ite.adjPertaining to the Radhanites.“In consequence, the Jewish merchant of the late eleventh or twelfth century possessed more restricted horizons than his Radhanite predecessor”nounOne of a group of early medieval Jewish merchants forming a vast trade network across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and eastwards to China.“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.”