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guildhall

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[ gild-hawl ]

noun

  1. (in Britain) the hall built or used by a guild or corporation for its assemblies; town hall.


guildhall

/ ˈɡɪ±ô»åËŒ³óɔ˱ô /

noun

    1. the hall of a guild or corporation
    2. a town hall
  1. Alsogildhall the meeting place of a medieval guild
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of guildhall1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English gegyld healle; guild, hall
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The Grade I-listed theatre, described as the largest intact medieval guildhall in England, is undergoing major conservation work.

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As the sound of bells rings out across Brussels’ Grand Place and its opulent guildhalls, officials cannot hide their dismay.

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Schlüsselzunft is an Old World charmer of a restaurant in a guildhall building that dates to 1306 on a pedestrian street in Basel’s delightful Old Town.

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Kether, artist and designer of catapults and siege engines, needed only a drafting table brought into his room at the guildhall.

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The guildhall, built in 1420, was named after a religious foundation - the Guild of the Holy Cross.

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