merchant guild
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of merchant guild
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Non-Chinese were allowed to reside in Macao, but after 1759 they could conduct trade only through the port of Guangzhou and trade only with the Co-hong, the official Chinese merchant guild.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Only members of the merchant guild authorized to transact business with Westerners were allowed to have contact with Europeans.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Latvia traces its Christmas tree traditions back to 1510, when a merchant guild called the House of the Black Heads carried a tree through the city, decorated it, and later burned it down.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 18, 2020
As the town and its trade developed, the complexity of trade regulations made it a convenience to have guilds with specialized functions, to which the merchant guild might deputize its powers.
From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh
Compare the merchant guild with the modern chamber of commerce, and craft guilds with modern trade unions.
From Early European History by Webster, Hutton
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