guildsman
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guildsmen
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It showed a man of serious bearing, and brought to mind the princely guildsman of the Middle Ages.
From The Goose Man by Allen Wilson Porterfield
They had the right to share in any bargain made in the presence of a guildsman, whetheer the transaction took placein Leicester or in a distant market.
From Our Legal Heritage by S. A. Reilly
The guildsman, like the earlier democrat therefore, looks about him for an environment in which this ideal of self-government can be realized.
From Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann
And, according to the contract drawn up between the Guild of Egg-stealers and the League of Giants, a guildsman seized within the precincts of a castle must serve the goose's owner for two years.
From Rastignac the Devil by Philip José Farmer
Gunnery was a closed corporation, and the gunner himself a guildsman.
From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Albert Manucy
In 1717, guildsmen got together for a feast in the Goose & Gridiron tavern in London and the modern Masonic fraternity was born.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whether the guildsmen elect a delegate, or a representative, they do not escape the problem of the orthodox democrat.
From Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann
The guildsmen do not expect a miracle to result from the disappearance of capitalist property rights.
From Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann
The electors and the guildsmen marched into the very center of the churchyard, which was likewise covered with straw, and all stood around the chapel in a half-circle.
From Pretty Michal by Mór Jókai
It is unclear how the guildsmen think the scheme is going to be worked out and made acceptable in the modern world.
From Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann
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