Here is a continuation of the vocab from my last post. This is a list of 30 words.
Town
a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
Charter
a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
Guild
an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection.
Guild Hall
(in Britain) the hall built or used by a guild or corporation for its assemblies; town hall.
Journeyman
a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.
Apprentice
a person who works for another in order to learn a trade
Merchant
a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
Barter
to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
Carpenter
a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
Cobbler
a person who mends shoes.
Glover
a person who makes or sells gloves
Blacksmith
a person who forges objects of iron.
Tinker
an unskillful or clumsy worker; bungler.
Potter
a person who makes pottery.
Cooper
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
Wheel right (wheeler)
a person or thing that wheels.
Tanner
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
Weaver
a person who weaves.
Baker
a person who bakes.
Butcher
a person who slaughters certain animals, or who dresses the flesh of animals, fish, or poultry, for food or market.
Inn
a tavern.
Tavern
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
Barber
a person whose occupation it is to cut and dress the hair of customers, especially men, and to shave or trim the beard.
Fuller
a person who fulls cloth.
Miller
a person who owns or operates a mill, especially a mill that grinds grain into flour.
Brewer
to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.
Stable
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
Craft Guild
an association of workers of the same trade for mutual benefit.
Merchant Guild
A merchant guild was a local association of merchants directed towards international and interlocal trade. Merchant guilds were very similar to craft guilds, but distinguished themselves in a few notable ways.
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definition credits:
http://www.collective-action.info/subtypes-guilds-merchant-guilds
http://www.dictionary.com/
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=craft+guild
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