guildryn.
/ˈɡɪldri/, U.S. /ˈɡɪldri/, Scottish English /ˈɡɪldrɪ/ Scottish.† 2. The privilege of being a member of the guild.
1. The municipal corporation of any one of the royal burghs of Scotland, historically representing the ancient Guild Merchant.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > local government body > [noun] > town or borough council > in Scottish royal burgh
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1583 in W. Maitland Hist. Edinb. (1753) 233 Conforme to the ancient Laws of the Gildrie, and Priviledges theirof.
1775 L. Shaw Hist. Moray 193 Earl Thomas..confirmed King Alexander's Charter of Guildrie.
1815 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 88/2 The Fraternity of Guildry of Dumfernline.
1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward II. xi. 253 Could I get some of the tight lads of our guildry together.
1836 Penny Cycl. V. 221/1 The guildry which appears in Scotland to have always designated properly an association of merchants.
1890 C. Gross Gild Merchant I. 202 The Gild Merchant or Gildry of Scotch towns first comes to view in the reign of David I.
1897 Ld. Rosebery in Observer 10 Oct. 5/4 The Guildry of Stirling..might then be called an unreformed corporation.
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1583 in W. Maitland Hist. Edinb. (1753) 234 The Dewtie payit to the Dean of Gild for his Burgeship or Gildrie, which is Twenty Punds for his Burgeship, and Fourtie Pund for his Gildrie.
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