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    gild
    [ɡild]
    verb
    gild (verb) · gilds (third person present) · gilded (past tense) · gilded (past participle) · gilding (present participle)
    1. cover thinly with gold:
      "in 1436 he gilded and painted statues for Bruges Town Hall" · "the first rays of the sun were gilding the grassy hillside"
      Similar:
      cover with gold
      paint gold
      lacquer gold
      inlay with gold
      gold-covered
      gold-painted
      gold-lacquered
      gold-inlaid
      • give a specious or false brilliance to:
        "they gild the facts until the truth all but vanishes"
    Origin
    Old English gyldan, of Germanic origin; related to gold.
    gild
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    noun
    gild (noun) · gilds (plural noun)
    1. archaic spelling of guild
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    What is the meaning of 'gild'?
    The term 'gild' is of Middle English origin, derived from the Old Norse word 'gildi', which means payment or guild. It is related to the German word 'Geld', meaning 'money', and the Gothic word '-gild', meaning 'tax'.

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    Did gilds have to register their ordinances with local authorities?
    According to the main piece of evidence, a statute of 1436, all gilds were required to register their ordinances with local authorities. However, the ineffectual nature of this act implies that the gilds may not have held this requirement in high regard.

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    How many guilds are there in the UK?
    Guilds also survive in many other towns and cities the UK including in Preston, Lancashire, as the Preston Guild Merchant where among other celebrations descendants of burgesses are still admitted into membership. With the City of London livery companies, the UK has over 300 extant guilds and growing.

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    What is the difference between a victualling Gild and a retail gild?
    The key difference between a victualling Gild and a retail Gild is the nature of the trade: to engage in wholesale trade required considerable capital and was therefore considered high status.

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