| 单词 | peace-guild |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeace-guild peace-guild n. European History a guild established for the maintenance of peace; = frith-guild n. at frith n.1 Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > guild of medieval origin > specific guild frith-guilda1000 shaft1486 peace-guild1859 1859 Hume's Hist. Eng. (new ed.) i. iv. 76 In London were several frith-gilds (peace-gilds) of different ranks; and in the time of Athelstane we find them forming an association for the purpose of mutual indemnity against robbery. 1913 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics VI. 215/1 The frith gild, or peace gild, so called, refers to an occasional feature of town life in Northern Europe from the 6th century. 1996 Speculum 71 348 The aims of neighboring Celtic kings with respect to their manipulation of ‘peace-guilds’ and ‘the rights of lordship’. < as lemmas |
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