DEAN OF GUILD


Meaning of DEAN OF GUILD in English

1. : the head of a guild (as in medieval and some existing European guilds) having the power to summon the members to meetings

2. : a magistrate of a Scottish burgh or town formerly having jurisdiction of mercantile causes within a burgh and still entrusted with the inspection of and control over the construction, alteration, or repair of buildings

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