guildhall

noun

guild·​hall ˈgild-ˌhȯl 

: a hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles

Examples of guildhall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The square itself is approximately 110 meters long and 68 meters wide – slightly larger than a futbol pitch (that’s soccer field for Americans) surrounded by imposing guildhalls, the Town Hall, and the King's House (Maison du Roi). —Eli Amdur, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

With gabled guildhalls and a grand gothic cathedral, Antwerp is straight out of Old Flanders. —Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024

Schlüsselzunft is an Old World charmer of a restaurant in a guildhall building that dates to 1306 on a pedestrian street in Basel’s delightful Old Town. —Dave Seminara, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020

Tent-like market stalls lead to red brick guildhalls. —Rick Steves, miamiherald, 29 Mar. 2018

While Haarlem has its fancy old guildhalls and business has reigned here for centuries, the town’s strictly enforced building code assures that the church tower will always dominate the downtown. —Rick Steves, miamiherald, 29 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for guildhall

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale