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guildry Sc.|ˈgɪldrɪ|
Also 6 gildrie, 9 gildry.
[f. guild + -ry.]
1. The municipal corporation of any one of the royal burghs of Scotland, historically representing the ancient Guild Merchant.
1583in W. Maitland Hist. Edin. (1753) 233 Conforme to the ancient Laws of the Gildrie, and Priviledges theirof. 1775L. Shaw Hist. Moray (1827) 240 Earl Thomas..confirmed King Alexander's charter of Guildry. 1815Chron. in Ann. Reg. 88/2 The Fraternity of Guildry of Dumfernline. 1823Scott Quentin D. xxi, Could I get some of the tight lads of our guildry together. 1836Penny Cycl. V. 221/1 The guildry which appears in Scotland to have always designated properly an association of merchants. 1890Gross Gild Merch. I. 202 The Gild Merchant or Gildry of Scotch towns first comes to view in the reign of David I. 1897Ld. Rosebery in Observer 10 Oct. 5/4 The Guildry of Stirling..might then be called an unreformed corporation.
†2. The privilege of being a member of the guild.
1583in W. Maitland Hist. Edin. (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. |