guildhall

American  

[gild-hawl] / ˈgɪldˌhɔl /

Or gildhall

noun

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

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guildhall British  

/ ˈɡɪldˌhɔːl /

noun

1. 1. the hall of a guild or corporation

   2. a town hall

2. Also: gildhall.  the meeting place of a medieval guild

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Etymology

Origin of guildhall

before 1000; Middle English; Old English gegyld healle; see guild, hall

Example Sentences

This also happened to an altar painting in the guildhall - and one of the biggest discoveries during the restoration was finding a well-preserved picture of John the Baptist, painted almost 600 years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2016

The schoolroom where Shakespeare studied from the age of seven was the upper floor of the town's half-timbered medieval guildhall.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2016

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

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2016

You push open a heavy wooden door marked only by the letter Q, as if you're entering a Freemason's lodge or a 19th century guildhall.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2015

“Our hope in bringing you here,” Eril-Fane said, addressing them in a beautiful salon of the guildhall, “is that you will find a way to free us of the thing in our sky.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor