guildhall

See also: guild-hall and Guildhall

English

Etymology

guild +‎ hall

Noun

guildhall (plural guildhalls)

  1. A hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles.
  2. (obsolete) A town hall.

Synonyms
  • (headquarters of a town guild): hanse, hanse-house (merchant guilds)

References
  • guildhall in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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